Re: Removing the assignable requirement from stl list elements
On Oct 7, 4:23 pm, "Kevin Lin" <kevin...@gmail.com> wrote:
Carl Barron wrote:
Kevin Lin <kevin...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've been studying implementations of linked lists in sgi-stl and
updated versions in stlport, hoping to adapt one for my own needs. One
thing that caught my eye in the sgi implementation is the availability
of additional push_back and insert signatures in both list and slist:
void push_back();
void insert(iterator i);
...
The reason I find the extension attractive is simply that allowing a
list of uncopyable objects seems useful. Leaving aside auto_ptr, a
better example might be:
struct nocopy : private boost::noncopyable {}; //no copy constructor
std::list<nocopy> mylist;
//fill
mylist.push_back();
Right now I don't see any compelling reason why such a creature
shouldn't be allowed.
I would use std::tr1::reference_wrapper in this situation. Essentially,
the std::tr1::reference_wrapper class template makes it possible for
any Standarrd Library container to hold non-copyable,
non-copy-constructible type objects.
Greg
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