[Boost-users] boost::range RangeConcept problem.

Subject: [Boost-users] boost::range RangeConcept problem.
From: Hurcan Solter (hsolter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-15 13:26:02

The following snippet is the mock-up of the problem I am having in order to
be able to reproduce.

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#include <iostream>
#include <boost/range.hpp>
#include <boost/range/adaptors.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <boost/assign.hpp>

using namespace boost::assign;
struct wxSize
{
    wxSize(int height=0,int width=0):m_height(height),m_width(width)
    { }
    int GetWidth() const {return m_width;}
    int m_height;
    int m_width;
};
class wxWindowBase
{
public:
    wxSize GetTextExtent(const std::string val)
    {
        return wxSize(0,val.length());
    }
    void DoLayout(std::vector<std::string> m_FilteredItems)
    {

        using boost::adaptors::transformed;
        wxSize longest = *boost::max_element(m_FilteredItems |
transformed(boost::bind(&wxWindowBase::GetTextExtent,this,_1)),

boost::bind(std::less<int>(),boost::bind(&wxSize::GetWidth,_1),boost::bind(&wxSize::GetWidth,_2)));

        std::cout <<longest.GetWidth();
    }
};
int main()
{
    std::vector<std::string> input;
    input += "o","two","threexxx","four";
    wxWindowBase window;
    window.DoLayout(input);
}
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The above code fails to compile on GCC4.7.2 and MSVC10 although
it compiles and runs fine on clang3.3

>From what I understand ,transformed returns a Single Pass Range and
max_element expects a ForwardRange
and that's the gist of the problem.But it works for something like

         max_element(someint_vector |
transformed(doubleit()),std::less<int>()); without problems.

Is there a elegant way to achieve what I am trying to without using a
intermediate container?
Thanks in advance..