Re: problem storing different iterators in a container

From:
Lutz Altmann <lutz.altmann@mastersong.de>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:12:18 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<203c676a-255d-4c5c-bbc7-93ade40c5aa6@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On 16 Mrz., 19:56, Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherci...@gmx.net> wrote:

Lutz Altmann wrote:

Hi there :)

I'm trying to write a functor-class, which supports the de-
multiplexing of data from one
input-container to two or multiple output containers (de-
interleaving).

For example:

vec1 = [1 5 2 6 3 7]

#demultiplex vec1 -> result1,result2

result1 = [1 2 3]
result2 = [5 6 7]

The idea is, to provide a functor-class , which makes the de-
multiplexing very easy to use:
It should be possible to do soemthing like this:

snip<


DemuxFunctor func;
func.addChannel(output_iter);
func.addChannel(output_iter2);
..
..
for_each(input_vec.begin(),input_vec.end(),func);

snip<


It should be possible to "register" iterators to which the functor
writes the output-data.

here is my draft :

#include <vector>
#include <iterator>

using namespace std;

template<typename T>
class DemuxFunctor : public unary_function<void,T>
{

public:

    DemuxFunctor():m_current(0){}

    void operator()(const T& arg)
    {
        // add arg to one of the iterators
        *(m_outchannels(m_current)) = arg;
        // step ahead
        (m_outchannels(m_current))++;

        if (m_current >= m_outchannels.size())
        {
            m_current = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            m_current++;
        }

    }

    template<typename X>
    void addChannel(insert_iterator<X>& iter)
    {
        m_outchannels.push_back(iter);
    }

private:

   // PROBLEM : how to declare this vector !!!
    vector<insert_iterator&> m_outchannels;..

    unsigned int m_current;

};

The Problem is, that i have to save the (registered) iterators in a
data-structure - but because
different kinds of iterators (vectors,lists..) should be possible i
dont know how to declare the
iterator-vector .. is there a solution?!
Maybe you also have some princible comments to the design.


How about duck-typing. The following AbstractOutputIterator<> template might
be a type that use can use.

#include <algorithm>

  using std::swap;

  template < typename ValueType >
  class AbstractOutputIterator {

    struct base {

      virtual
      ~base ( void ) {}

      virtual
      base * clone ( void ) = 0;

      virtual
      base & operator= ( ValueType const & rhs ) = 0;

      virtual
      void inc ( void ) = 0;

    };

    template < typename Iterator >
    struct derived : public base {

      Iterator the_iter;

      derived ( Iterator iter )
        : the_iter ( iter )
      {}

      ~derived ( void ) {}

      derived * clone ( void ) {
        return ( new derived ( the_iter ) );
      }

      derived & operator= ( ValueType const & rhs ) {
        the_iter = rhs;
        return ( *this );
      }

      void inc ( void ) {
        ++ the_iter;
      }

    };

    base * data_ptr;

  public:

    AbstractOutputIterator ( void )
      : data_ptr ( 0 )
    {}

    template < typename Iterator >
    AbstractOutputIterator ( Iterator iter )
      : data_ptr ( new derived< Iterator > ( iter ) )
    {}

    AbstractOutputIterator ( AbstractOutputIterator const & other )
      : data_ptr ( other.data_ptr ? other.data_ptr->clone() : 0 )
    {}

    AbstractOutputIterator & operator= ( AbstractOutputIterator rhs ) {
      swap( *this, rhs );
      return ( *this );
    }

    ~AbstractOutputIterator ( void ) {
      delete ( data_ptr );
    }

    friend
    void swap ( AbstractOutputIterator & lhs, AbstractOutputIterator& rhs )
{
      swap( lhs.data_ptr, rhs.data_ptr );
    }

    base & operator* ( void ) {
      return ( *data_ptr );
    }

    AbstractOutputIterator & operator++ ( void ) {
      data_ptr->inc();
      return ( *this );
    }

    AbstractOutputIterator operator++ ( int ) {
      AbstractOutputIterator result ( *this );
      data_ptr->inc();
      return ( result );
    }

  }; // AbstractOutputIterator

#include <vector>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <iterator>
#include <algorithm>

int main ( void ) {
  std::vector< int > iv;
  std::deque< int > id;
  std::list< int > il;

  std::vector< AbstractOutputIterator<int> > iter;

  iter.push_back( AbstractOutputIterator<int>
                  ( std::back_inserter( iv ) ) );
  iter.push_back( AbstractOutputIterator<int>
                  ( std::back_inserter( id ) ) );
  iter.push_back( AbstractOutputIterator<int>
                  ( std::back_inserter( il ) ) );

  * (iter[0]) ++ = 1;
  * (iter[1]) ++ = 1;
  * (iter[2]) ++ = 1;
  * (iter[0]) ++ = 2;
  * (iter[1]) ++ = 2;
  * (iter[0]) ++ = 3;

  std::copy( iv.begin(), iv.end(),
             std::ostream_iterator<int>( std::cout, " " ) );
  std::cout << '\n';
  std::copy( id.begin(), id.end(),
             std::ostream_iterator<int>( std::cout, " " ) );
  std::cout << '\n';
  std::copy( il.begin(), il.end(),
             std::ostream_iterator<int>( std::cout, " " ) );
  std::cout << '\n';

}

Note: the code is just a rough idea and has not been properly tested.

Best

Kai-Uwe Bux


hey thanks alot - i think i'll try to use this "duck-typing"
approach ..
from where do you know such things - maybe you have some hints where
to
get more insights in templates/iterators ..

regards,
Lutz Altmann

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