On Mar 15, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Daniel James wrote:
On 15 March 2010 20:11, Howard Hinnant <howard.hinnant@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm reviving an old thread with new information:
Thank you, that's very useful. I think I'll add quick_erase in this release and deprecate the function I added in the last release (sigh).
Ok, note that the committee didn't decide on quick_erase. The issue is still open.
where node_ptr is a nested typedef in the container to unique_ptr<__node, __node_deleter<__node_allocator>>. With this tool one can remove a node from a container, change its value, and insert it back into the container (or another which has an equal allocator). E.g.:
You probably know better than me, but I don't think you can use unique_ptr like that with the new allocator requirements.
Just for clarity's sake, the unique_ptr should hold a reference to the container's deleter, not a copy. So users of the node_ptr would need to watch out for lifetime issues (the node_ptr should not outlive the container which produced it). I consider that a small price to pay for the functionality/performance gained. But it /is/ inventive. -Howard