Re: using array operators for lvalue and rvalue?
usao wrote:
On May 21, 1:36?pm, Erik Wikstr?m <Erik-wikst...@telia.com> wrote:
On 2008-05-21 22:07, usao wrote:
Does anyone have an example of how to create a class which describes
and array, such that I can use the subscript operator[] on both the
left and right side of an assignment statement? This is as close as I
can get, but I feel it's kludgey and slow...
Perhaps I do not quite understand what you are asking for but something
like this should work:
class Foo
{
int i_;
public:
int& operator[](int i) { return 1; } // Replace 1 with a real element
};
int main()
{
Foo f;
f[1] = 1;
int i = f[1];
}
--
Erik Wikstr?m
So, this can be done without the helper class?
Yes. However, _sometimes_ proxy object offer additional benefits. E.g., if
you want to implement copy-on-write semantics, an exposed non-const
reference can be cumbersome. In that case, a proxy object would be the way
to go. Otherwise, it will just add unnecessary complexity.
Best
Kai-Uwe Bux
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