Re: [Boost-users] [ptr_container]Internal use of void* containers

On 4/16/07, Bill Buklis wrote:

Internally, the ptr_container classes use a void* container to do its magic. ... I'm just curious as to why you didn't use the more obvious (and perhaps wrong) choice of vector. Note: I'm not suggesting that it be changed.

I think the main reason is to reduce code bloat. Instead of having to instantiate N vectors for different pointer types , the compiler can re-use a single instantiation of of vector. A good compiler might be able to optimize this anyway, but the world is full of sub-optimal compilers, and this is a fairly simple, pragmatic solution. Chris