Re: How to copy vector?

From:
Victor Bazarov <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:29:40 -0500
Message-ID:
<hjpf4f$8u0$1@news.datemas.de>
Immortal Nephi wrote:

[.. huge unnecessary quote snipped..]

Victor,

Thank you for your assistance. I have another question.


Please don't quote what isn't necessary to continue the conversation.

 > First

variable has 640 elements. Second variable has only 64 elements.
They look like ten 2D images with 64 area of elements.


So, the first one *logically* consists of the ten "areas", but
programmatically simply has 640 elements. The "boundary" between
"areas" is simply *assumed*, not necessarily programmed, correct?

I can't use assignment to copy one out of ten images.


Not directly, no. You can extract part using 'std::copy'.

 > Do I need to

use memory address with offset?


No. Just a pair of iterators would do:

     std::vector<int> all_images(640); // assuming it's filled in
     ...
     std::vector<int> one_image;

     int from = 260, to = from + 64; // whatever your range def is

     assert(to <= all_images.size()); // or check and don't copy

     std::copy(&all_images[from], &all_images[to],
               std::back_inserter(one_image));

Or you can construct your 'one_image' from that range:

     std::vector<int> one_image(&all_images[from], &all_images[to]);

 > Or I have to use three dimension

array?


I don't know. It might help. But it means you need to redesign your
program. It is up to you.

vector< int > foo()
{
    static const int TwoDimensionArray = 10;
    static const int Width = 8;
    static const int Height = 8;

    vector< int > result;
    result.resize( TwoDimensionArray * Width * Height );
// or vector< int > result[ TwoDimensionArray ][ Width ][ Height ];

    for( int i = 0; i != result.size(); ++i )
        result.push_back( i );

    return result; // I want to copy only one image with 64 elements with
memory address
// or return result[5][0][0];


You need to extract the result before you can copy it. Here you could
simply do

         return vector<int>(&result[Width*Height*5],
                             &result[Width*Height*(5 + 1)]);

}


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