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290 <div class=
"document" id=
"boost-pointer-container-library">
291 <h1 class=
"title"><img alt=
"Boost" src=
"boost.png" /> Pointer Container Library
</h1>
292 <div class=
"section">
293 <h1><a id=
"class-ptr-sequence-adapter" name=
"class-ptr-sequence-adapter">Class
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
</span></tt></a></h1>
294 <p>This section describes all the common operations for all the pointer
297 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_vector.html">ptr_vector
</a></li>
298 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_list.html">ptr_list
</a></li>
299 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_deque.html">ptr_deque
</a></li>
301 <p>The
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
</span></tt> is also a concrete class that you can use to create custom pointer
303 <p><strong>Hierarchy:
</strong></p>
305 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"reversible_ptr_container.html">reversible_ptr_container
</a><ul>
306 <li><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
</span></tt><ul>
307 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_vector.html">ptr_vector
</a></li>
308 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_list.html">ptr_list
</a></li>
309 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_deque.html">ptr_deque
</a></li>
310 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_array.html">ptr_array
</a></li>
316 <p><strong>Navigate:
</strong></p>
318 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_container.html">home
</a></li>
319 <li><a class=
"reference" href=
"reference.html">reference
</a></li>
321 <p><strong>Synopsis:
</strong></p>
322 <pre class=
"literal-block">
330 class CloneAllocator = heap_clone_allocator
332 class ptr_sequence_adapter
334 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"#construct-copy-destroy">construct/copy/destroy
</a>
335 template
< class InputIterator
>
336 assign( InputIterator first, InputIterator last );
337 template
< class InputRange
>
338 assign( const InputRange
& e );
340 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"#element-access">element access
</a>
342 const T
& front() const;
344 const T
& back() const;
346 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"#modifiers">modifiers
</a>
347 void push_back( T* x );
348 template
< class U
>
349 void push_back( std::auto_ptr
<U
> x );
350 auto_type pop_back();
351 iterator insert( iterator position, T* x );
352 template
< class U
>
353 iterator insert( iterator position, std::auto_ptr
<U
> x );
354 template
< class InputIterator
>
355 void insert( iterator position, InputIterator first, InputIterator last );
356 template
< class InputRange
>
357 void insert( iterator position, const InputRange
& r );
358 iterator erase( iterator position );
359 iterator erase( iterator first, iterator last );
360 template
< class Range
>
361 iterator erase( const Range
& r );
362 void resize( size_type size );
363 void resize( size_type size, T* to_clone );
365 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"#pointer-container-requirements">pointer container requirements
</a>
366 template
< class PtrSequence
>
367 void transfer( iterator before, typename PtrSequence::iterator object,
368 PtrSequence
& from );
369 template
< class PtrSequence
>
370 void transfer( iterator before, typename PtrSequence::iterator first, typename PtrSequence::iterator last,
371 PtrSequence
& from );
372 void template
< class PtrSequence, class Range
>
373 void transfer( iterator before, const Range
& r, PtrSequence
& from );
374 template
< class PtrSequence
>
375 void transfer( iterator before, PtrSequence
& from );
377 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"#algorithms">algorithms
</a>
380 void sort( iterator first, iterator last );
381 template
< class Compare
>
382 void sort( Compare comp );
383 template
< class Compare
>
384 void sort( iterator begin, iterator end, Compare comp );
387 void unique( iterator first, iterator last );
388 template
< class Compare
>
389 void unique( Compare comp );
390 template
< class Compare
>
391 void unique( iterator begin, iterator end, Compare comp );
393 template
< class Pred
>
394 void erase_if( Pred pred );
395 template
< class Pred
>
396 void erase_if( iterator begin, iterator end, Pred pred );
398 void merge( ptr_sequence_adapter
& r );
399 template
< class Compare
>
400 void merge( ptr_sequence_adapter
& r, Compare comp );
401 void merge( iterator first, iterator last, ptr_sequence_adapter
& from );
402 template
< class Compare
>
403 void merge( iterator first, iterator last, ptr_sequence_adapter
& from, Compare comp );
405 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_list.html">ptr_list interface
</a>
407 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_vector.html">ptr_vector interface
</a>
409 public: //
<a class=
"reference" href=
"ptr_deque.html">ptr_deque interface
</a>
411 }; // class 'ptr_sequence_adapter'
413 } // namespace 'boost'
416 <div class=
"section">
417 <h1><a id=
"semantics" name=
"semantics">Semantics
</a></h1>
418 <div class=
"section">
419 <h2><a id=
"semantics-construct-copy-destroy" name=
"semantics-construct-copy-destroy"><span id=
"construct-copy-destroy"></span>Semantics: construct/copy/destroy
</a></h2>
421 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span>
422 <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">assign(
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
425 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">(first,last]
</span></tt> is a valid range
</li>
426 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">clear();
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
427 <li>Postconditions:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">std::distance(
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
428 <li>Exception safety: strong guarantee
</li>
432 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputRange
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span>
433 <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">assign(
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputRange
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
436 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">assign(
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::begin(r),
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::end(r)
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
441 <!-- - ``assign( size_type n, const T& u )``
443 - Effects: ``clear(); insert( begin(), n, u );``
445 - Postconditions: ``size() == n``
447 - Exception safety: Strong guarantee -->
448 <!-- void resize( size_type sz, const T& x );
452 insert( end(), sz-size(), x );
453 else if ( sz < size() )
454 erase( begin()+sz, end() );
458 Postconditions: size() == sz
460 Exception safety: Strong guarantee -->
462 <div class=
"section">
463 <h2><a id=
"semantics-element-access" name=
"semantics-element-access"><span id=
"element-access"></span>Semantics: element access
</a></h2>
465 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">front();
</span></tt></p>
468 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">not
</span> <span class=
"pre">empty();
</span></tt></li>
469 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">return
</span> <span class=
"pre">*begin();
</span></tt></li>
473 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">front()
</span> <span class=
"pre">const;
</span></tt></p>
476 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">not
</span> <span class=
"pre">empty();
</span></tt></li>
477 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">return
</span> <span class=
"pre">*begin();
</span></tt></li>
481 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">back();
</span></tt></p>
484 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">not
</span> <span class=
"pre">empty();
</span></tt></li>
485 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">return
</span> <span class=
"pre">*--end();
</span></tt></li>
489 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">back()
</span> <span class=
"pre">const;
</span></tt></p>
492 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">not
</span> <span class=
"pre">empty();
</span></tt></li>
493 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">return
</span> <span class=
"pre">*--end();
</span></tt></li>
499 <div class=
"section">
500 <h2><a id=
"semantics-modifiers" name=
"semantics-modifiers"><span id=
"modifiers"></span>Semantics: modifiers
</a></h2>
502 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">push_back(
</span> <span class=
"pre">T*
</span> <span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
505 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">!=
</span> <span class=
"pre">0</span></tt></li>
506 <li>Effects: Inserts the pointer into container and takes ownership of it
</li>
507 <li>Throws:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">bad_pointer
</span></tt> if
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">0</span></tt></li>
508 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
512 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">U
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">push_back(
</span> <span class=
"pre">std::auto_ptr
<U
></span> <span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
515 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">push_back(
</span> <span class=
"pre">x.release()
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
520 <!-- - ``void push_back( const T& x );``
522 - Effects: ``push_back( CloneAllocator::clone( x ) );``
524 - Exception safety: Strong guarantee -->
526 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">auto_type
</span> <span class=
"pre">pop_back();
</span></tt></p>
529 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">not
</span> <span class=
"pre">empty()
</span></tt></li>
530 <li>Effects: Removes the last element in the container
</li>
531 <li>Postconditions:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span></tt> is one less
</li>
532 <li>Throws:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">bad_ptr_container_operation
</span></tt> if
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">empty()
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">true
</span></tt></li>
533 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
537 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">T*
</span> <span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
540 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt> is a valid iterator from the container and
541 <tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">!=
</span> <span class=
"pre">0</span></tt></li>
542 <li>Effects: Inserts
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">x
</span></tt> before
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt> and returns an iterator pointing to it
</li>
543 <li>Throws:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">bad_pointer
</span></tt> if
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">0</span></tt></li>
544 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
548 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">U
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">std::auto_ptr
<U
></span> <span class=
"pre">x
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
551 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">return
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">x.release()
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
556 <!-- - ``iterator insert( iterator position, const T& x );``
558 - Requirements: ``position`` is a valid iterator from the container
560 - Effects: ``return insert( position, CloneAllocator::clone( x ) );``
562 - Exception safety: Strong guarantee
564 - ``void insert( iterator position, size_type n, const T& x );``
566 - Requirements: ``position`` is a valid iterator from the container
568 - Effects: Inserts ``n`` clones of ``x`` before position into the container
570 - Exception safety: Strong guarantee -->
572 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span>
573 <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputIterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
576 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt> is a valid iterator from the container
</li>
577 <li>Effects: Inserts a cloned range before
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt></li>
578 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
582 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputRange
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span>
583 <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">InputRange
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
586 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">insert(
</span> <span class=
"pre">position,
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::begin(r),
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::end(r)
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
590 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">erase(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">position
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
593 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt> is a valid iterator from the container
</li>
594 <li>Effects: Removes the element defined by
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">position
</span></tt> and returns an iterator to the following element
</li>
595 <li>Throws: Nothing
</li>
599 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">erase(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
602 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">[first,last)
</span></tt> is a valid range
</li>
603 <li>Effects: Removes the range of element defined by
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">[first,last)
</span></tt> and returns an iterator to the following element
</li>
604 <li>Throws: Nothing
</li>
608 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Range
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span>
609 <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">erase(
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">Range
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
612 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">erase(
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::begin(r),
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::end(r)
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></li>
616 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">resize(
</span> <span class=
"pre">size_type
</span> <span class=
"pre">size
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
619 <li>Effects: Resizes the container. If elements are erased, it happens from the back. If elements are inserted, it happens at the back.
</li>
620 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">T
</span></tt> is default constructible
</li>
621 <li>Postcondition:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">size;
</span></tt></li>
622 <li>Exception safety: Basic guarantee under expansion; nothrow guarantee otherwise
</li>
626 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">resize(
</span> <span class=
"pre">size_type
</span> <span class=
"pre">size,
</span> <span class=
"pre">T*
</span> <span class=
"pre">to_clone
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
629 <li>Effects: Resizes the container. If elements are erased, it happens from the back. If elements are inserted, clones of
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">*to_clone
</span></tt> are inserted at the back.
</li>
630 <li>Postcondition:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">size;
</span></tt></li>
631 <li>Exception safety: Basic guarantee under expansion; nothrow guarantee otherwise
</li>
632 <li>Remarks:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">to_clone
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">0</span></tt> is valid if the container supports nulls. The container does not take ownership of
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">to_clone
</span></tt>.
</li>
638 <div class=
"section">
639 <h2><a id=
"semantics-pointer-container-requirements" name=
"semantics-pointer-container-requirements"><span id=
"pointer-container-requirements"></span>Semantics: pointer container requirements
</a></h2>
640 <p>You can use
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">transfer()
</span></tt> to move elements between two containers of the same type. Furthermore,
641 you can also move elements from a container of type
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">T
</span></tt> to a container of type
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">U
</span></tt> as long as
642 <tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">T::value_type
</span></tt> is convertible to
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">U::value_type
</span></tt>. An example would be transferring from
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">boost::ptr_vector
<Derived
></span></tt>
643 to
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">boost::ptr_deque
<Base
></span></tt>.
</p>
644 <p>(
<strong>Remark:
</strong> <em>When moving elements between two different containers, it is your responsibility to make sure the allocators are compatible.
</em>
645 <em>The special latitude of being able to transfer between two different containers is only available for Sequences and not for Associative Containers.
</em>)
</p>
648 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">transfer(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">typename
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence::iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">object,
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
651 <li>Effects: Inserts the object defined by
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">object
</span></tt> into the container and remove it from
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from
</span></tt>.
652 Insertion takes place before
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">before
</span></tt>.
</li>
653 <li>Postconditions: If
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from.empty()
</span></tt>, nothing happens. Otherwise
654 <tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span></tt> is one more,
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from.size()
</span></tt> is one less.
</li>
655 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
659 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">transfer(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">typename
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence::iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">typename
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence::iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last,
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
662 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from.size()
</span> <span class=
"pre">>=
</span> <span class=
"pre">std::distance(first,last)
</span></tt></li>
663 <li>Effects: Inserts the objects defined by the range
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">[first,last)
</span></tt> into the container and remove it from
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from
</span></tt>.
664 Insertion takes place before
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">before
</span></tt>.
</li>
665 <li>Postconditions: If
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from.empty()
</span></tt>, nothing happens. Otherwise,
666 let
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">N
</span> <span class=
"pre">==
</span> <span class=
"pre">std::distance(first,last);
</span></tt> then
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">size()
</span></tt> is
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">N
</span></tt> more,
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">from.size()
</span></tt> is
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">N
</span></tt> less.
</li>
667 <li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee
</li>
668 <li>Complexity: Linear or better
</li>
672 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence,
</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Range
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">transfer(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">Range
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r,
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
675 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">transfer(before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::begin(r),
</span> <span class=
"pre">boost::end(r),
</span> <span class=
"pre">from);
</span></tt></li>
679 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">transfer(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">PtrSequence
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
682 <li>Effects:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">transfer(before,
</span> <span class=
"pre">from,
</span> <span class=
"pre">from);
</span></tt></li>
688 <div class=
"section">
689 <h2><a id=
"semantics-algorithms" name=
"semantics-algorithms"><span id=
"algorithms"></span>Semantics: algorithms
</a></h2>
690 <p>The general requirement for these algorithms is that the container
<em>does not
691 contain any nulls
</em>.
</p>
693 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">sort();
</span></tt></p>
695 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">sort(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
697 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">sort(
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
699 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">sort(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">begin,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">end,
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
702 <li>Requirements: (versions without
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt>)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">bool
</span> <span class=
"pre">operator
<(
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&,
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">)
</span></tt> is defined
</li>
703 <li>Requirements: (
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> versions)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> must take
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span></tt> arguments
</li>
704 <li>Effects: sorts the entire container or the specified range
</li>
705 <li>Exception safety: nothrow guarantee (the behavior is undefined if the comparison operator throws)
</li>
706 <li>Remarks: The versions of
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">sort()
</span></tt> that take two iterators are not available for
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">ptr_list
</span></tt></li>
710 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">unique();
</span></tt></p>
712 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">unique(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
714 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">unique(
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
716 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">unique(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">begin,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">end,
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
719 <li>Requirements: (versions without
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt>)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">bool
</span> <span class=
"pre">operator==(
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&,
</span> <span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span> <span class=
"pre">)
</span></tt> is defined
</li>
720 <li>Requirements: (
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> versions)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> must take
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span></tt> arguments
</li>
721 <li>Effects: removes adjacent and equal objects from the entire container or the specified range
</li>
722 <li>Exception safety: nothrow guarantee (the behavior is undefined if the comparison operator throws)
</li>
726 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">erase_if(
</span> <span class=
"pre">Pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
728 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">erase_if(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">begin,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">end,
</span> <span class=
"pre">Pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">pred
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
731 <li>Requirements:
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Pred
</span></tt> must take an
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span></tt> argument
</li>
732 <li>Effects: removes all elements
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">t
</span></tt> for which
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">pred(t)
</span></tt> returns
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">true
</span></tt> from the entire container or the specified range
</li>
733 <li>Exception safety: nothrow guarantee (the behavior is undefined if the comparison operator throws)
</li>
737 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">merge(
</span> <span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
739 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">merge(
</span> <span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
&</span> <span class=
"pre">r,
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
741 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">merge(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last,
</span> <span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
743 <li><p class=
"first"><tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">template
<</span> <span class=
"pre">class
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">></span> <span class=
"pre">void
</span> <span class=
"pre">merge(
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">first,
</span> <span class=
"pre">iterator
</span> <span class=
"pre">last,
</span> <span class=
"pre">ptr_sequence_adapter
&</span> <span class=
"pre">from,
</span> <span class=
"pre">Compare
</span> <span class=
"pre">comp
</span> <span class=
"pre">);
</span></tt></p>
746 <li>Requirements: (
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> versions)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">Compare
</span></tt> must take
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">const
</span> <span class=
"pre">T
&</span></tt> arguments
</li>
747 <li>Requirements: both sequences are sorted wrt. the same predicate
</li>
748 <li>Effects: transfers the entire container or the specified sequence to the container while
749 ensuring the new sequence is also sorted
</li>
750 <li>Postconditions: (Container versions)
<tt class=
"docutils literal"><span class=
"pre">r.empty()
</span></tt></li>
751 <li>Exception safety: nothrow guarantee (the behavior is undefined if the comparison operator throws)
</li>
756 <hr><table class=
"docutils field-list" frame=
"void" rules=
"none">
757 <col class=
"field-name" />
758 <col class=
"field-body" />
760 <tr class=
"field"><th class=
"field-name">Copyright:
</th><td class=
"field-body">Thorsten Ottosen
2004-
2006. Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License, Version
1.0 (see
<a class=
"reference" href=
"http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt
</a>).
</td>