Re: std::fill arrays

From:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:28:27 -0400
Message-ID:
<e9olgu$6uv$1@news.datemas.de>
cpisz@austin.rr.com wrote:

I saw that using std::fill was the way to go for setting all elements
of an array to some value in one foul swoop. However when I tryed it I
am getting an error.

Can I only use this for vectors or can I use it for a regular array?

what I called:
std::fill(m_start_times[0], m_start_times[8], 0);


The arguments to 'fill' have to comply with 'iterator' traits. Elements
of the array don't. You need to use pointers:

   std::fill(m_start_times + 0, m_start_times + 8, 0);

error:
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Vc7\include\xutility(1136): error C2100: illegal indirection

// TEMPLATE FUNCTION fill
template<class _FwdIt,
class _Ty> inline
void fill(_FwdIt _First, _FwdIt _Last, const _Ty& _Val)
{ // copy _Val through [_First, _Last)
for (; _First != _Last; ++_First)
*_First = _Val;
}


V
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