Re: Using std:.pair right
On Jun 17, 2:44 am, Rolf Magnus <ramag...@t-online.de> wrote:
Juha Nieminen wrote:
Ian Collins wrote:
desktop wrote:
I have made this little test with std::pair:
test<int> t1(1);
test<int> t2(2);
std::pair<test<int>,test<int> > mypair = std::make_pair(t1,t2);
where test is a template class I wrote. It seems a bit cumbersome to
make a pair are there any better way to do it than the above procedure?
What would you suggest?
Using 'auto' in the upcoming standard?
Best suggestion ever: Wait a few year until they add that feature to the
language. Then wait another few years until the majority of compilers
actually implement it. Then you can save a few keypresses.
Actually, deducing the type of variable from its initializer
expression has already been voted into C++, so it's only a matter of
lobbying C++ compiler vendors to support it in their compilers.
Furthermore, I see no reason why the original poster would have to
wait until the "majority" of C++ compilers support this feature -
instead of just the C++ compiler he happens to be using.
I would point out that the "auto" keyword saves a few keystrokes only
if you already know what those keystrokes should be. But figuring out
the return type of a function call may not always be easy (e.g.
boost::bind) or even be possible (in a portable way). What type, for
example, does std::tr1::mem_fn() return:
struct A
{
int f();
};
??? mf = std::tr1::mem_fn( &A::f);
Hint: it's unspecified.
Greg
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