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From:
Salt_Peter <pj_hern@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:39:17 CST
Message-ID:
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On Oct 25, 4:18 pm, davidpryce...@yahoo.com.au wrote:

Hi List,

I am trying to learn about Design Patterns from GoF book. I am
relatively new to C++ and I cannot understand the following error I am
receiving when compiling (g++ -c comp.cpp) the composite design
pattern example.

comp.cpp:15: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'Iterator' with no
type
comp.cpp:15: error: 'Iterator' declared as a 'virtual' field
comp.cpp:15: error: expected ';' before '<' token

Line 15 is
virtual Iterator <Equipment*>* CreateIterator();

What is the meaning of this error? What do I need to do to over come
this error.

Thanks

David

#include <iostream>
#include <list>
using namespace std;

class Equipment {
public:
        virtual ~Equipment();

        const char* Name() {
                return _name;
        }
        virtual void Add(Equipment*);
        virtual void Remove(Equipment*);
        virtual Iterator <Equipment*>* CreateIterator();
protected:
        Equipment(const char*);
private:
        const char* _name;

};


Its telling you that Iterator is not a type, or more specifically,
that Iterator< Equipment* > is not a known type.

Since you are studying composite design pattern, and since Equipment
seems to be a composite made of components (plus i see include <list>
above), shouldn't Equipment have a std::list member?
In which case Equipment's iterator should use the underlying
container's iterator.

Something like:

#include <iostream>
#include <list>

class Component
{
  const std::string m_s;
protected:
  Component(const std::string s) : m_s(s) { }
public:
  virtual ~Component() { }
  std::string const& name() const
  {
    return m_s;
  }
};

class Tool : public Component
{
public:
  Tool(const std::string& s) : Component(s) { }
};

template < typename E >
class Equipment
{
  std::list< E > le;
public:
  void push_back(const E& e)
  {
    le.push_back( e );
  }
  void pop_back(const E& e)
  {
    le.pop_back( e );
  }
  // iteration
  typedef typename std::list< E >::iterator iterator;
  iterator begin() { return le.begin(); }
  iterator end() { return le.end(); }
  typedef typename std::list< E >::const_iterator const_iterator;
  const_iterator begin() const { return le.begin(); }
  const_iterator end() const { return le.end(); }
};

int main()
{
  Equipment< Component > equip;
  Tool hammer("hammer");
  equip.push_back( hammer );
  equip.push_back( Tool("ladder") );
  equip.push_back( Tool("flashlight") );

  typedef Equipment< Component >::const_iterator CIter;
  for(CIter it = equip.begin(); it != equip.end(); ++it)
  {
    std::cout << (*it).name() << std::endl;
  }
}

/*
hammer
ladder
flashlight
*/

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