Re: Is this a valid less than operator for a map?
Hi,
Your key to the map sorts on the memory address i.e. pointer to it (usually
this is not what you want). Here is a key from a map i.e. the map[ Key ] =
Data; (The map only needs the < operator).
Example:
class MMyClass
{
private:
std::string Key1; // Part one of the key
std::string Key2; // Part two of the key
std::string Key3; // Part three of the key
public:
MMyClass( const std::string& Key1, const std::string& Key2, const
std::string& Key3):
Key1( Key1 ),
Key2( Key2 ),
Key3( Key3 )
{
}
bool operator<( const MMyClass& MyClass ) const
{
if( Key1 < MyClass.Key1 ) return true;
else if( Key1 == MyClass.Key1 )
{
if( Key2 < MyClass.Key2 ) return true;
else if( Key2 == MyClass.Key2 )
{
return Key3 < MyClass.Key3;
}
}
return false;
}
};
Regards, Ron AF Greve
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<dimstthomas@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I have a class that already has == and != operators that I want to use
in a map that uses my class (not a pointer to the class) as the key.
To do this I need a < operator. Is this a valid less than operator to
use in this case?
bool MyClass::operator<(const MyClass &other) const
{
if (*this == other) return false;
return (this < &other);
}
I can declare and use a map variable using this operator
std::map<MyClass,std::string> m_MyClassCache;
I am worried that if the map is sorted and then something is added and
the map is reallocated by copying to a new array the previosly sorted
items may no longer be sorted. Is this likely to be a problem?
Thanks
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