Re: vector and wstring remove problem

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:29:23 +0100
Message-ID:
<13q3j5usbb1ug48@corp.supernews.com>
* Thomas Mathew:

I am trying to remove an entity from the vector but getting many error
messages. I know it is a casting problem but I dont know how to fix
it.

Following is the code snippet.

bool CMdlMain::RemoveLayers()
{
bool result = false;
long index = m_oLayerListBox.Selected();

if (-1 < index) {
m_vecLayerList.erase (std::remove (m_vecLayerList.begin (),
m_vecLayerList.end (), m_vecLayerList[index]), m_vecLayerList.end
());
result = true;
}
return result ;
}

// Following is the vector declaration

typedef std::vector<std::wstring> Vector_Layers;
Vector_Layers m_vecLayerList;

// Following is the error

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\INCLUDE\algorithm(43) :
error C2784: 'bool __cdecl std::operator ==(const class
std::istream_iterator<_U,_E,_Tr> &,const class
std::istream_iterator<_U,_E,_Tr> &)' : could not deduce template
argument

fo r 'const class std::istream_iterator<_U,_E,_Tr> &' from 'class
std::basic_string<unsigned short,struct std::char_traits<unsigned
short>,class std::allocator<unsigned short> >'

It would be a great help if anyone could kindly help me.


The code formatting leaves much to be desired, but the following
compiles fine:

     #include <vector>
     #include <string>
     #include <algorithm>

     struct CMdlMain
     {
         typedef std::vector<std::wstring> Vector_Layers;
         Vector_Layers m_vecLayerList;

         bool RemoveLayers();
     };

     bool CMdlMain::RemoveLayers()
     {
         bool result = false;
         long index = 3; //m_oLayerListBox.Selected();

         if (-1 < index) {
         m_vecLayerList.erase (std::remove (m_vecLayerList.begin (),
         m_vecLayerList.end (), m_vecLayerList[index]), m_vecLayerList.end
         ());
         result = true;
         }
         return result ;
     }

     int main() {}

It seems you have not posted the code that gave you problems.

Check out the FAQ's advice on how to get help with Code That Does Not
Work (this includes posting a complete, small program demonstrating the
problem).

Cheers & hth.,

- Alf

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