List Class

[HAOBBOY]

Dears

I created a list class as

list<string> mylist

then added data
mylist.push_back("A");
mylist.push_back("B");
mylist.push_back("C-VIP");
mylist.push_back("D-VIP");


Now, I would like to create another list for keeping track of the
address of certain entries in the mylist class such as:

list<whatever??> myptr;

I would like myptr to have the addresses of the VIP entries above. Is
that possible?

How?

Thank You

HAOB BOY

[binarybob0001]

The list class is designed to keep you away from raw access to pointers (That's why iterators were invented). The other problem you face is that when a list is updated the iterators become invalidated, so you can't store them easily either. Perhaps there is a way around this limitation. What is the purpose of keeping track of the addresses (pointers?) of the VIP entries?

[HAOBBOY]

may be the VIP example is not good but the purpose I want to keep track of certain nodes in a Linked List is that I am creating a memory-based database for a school project. There are several linked lists inmy project: one of them contains the table definitions which I will refer to whenever I need to add a record to the table linked list.

My probelm is how to know that a certain node is a definistion for certain table.

Thanx

[binarybob0001]

Have you thought of using sets or multisets?

[Paul McKenzie]

The other problem you face is that when a list is updated the iterators become invalidated,

This is not necessarily true for lists. The iterator to an element remains valid for the lifetime of the list, unless the element is removed from the list.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[Paul McKenzie]

may be the VIP example is not good but the purpose I want to keep track of certain nodes in a Linked List

Then you need to keep track of the iterator to an element in the list, not pointer to an element in the list.

Basically when dealing with std::list, you cannot use pointers to address elements, only iterators. Yes, a list::iterator may be implemented as a pointer, but iterators and pointers are not the same thing.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[HAOBBOY]

Thank you all

can I do this:

string d;
d="mylist";
list<string> d.c_str();

I would like to be able to create linked list at run time?

[exterminator]

Thank you all

can I do this:

string d;
d="mylist";
list<string> d.c_str();

I would like to be able to create linked list at run time?

Your linked list would be created at runtime. But why do you want to name it at runtime?

[HAOBBOY]

Because, I am reading a file that has names and I need to make a linked list for each name.

[exterminator]

Have a map with the following specifications:

std::map<std::string, std::list<whatever> > myMapOfLists;

This will help you achieve what you want. Regards.

[SuperKoko]

Because, I am reading a file that has names and I need to make a linked list for each name.

In that case, you can use a std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string> >
The key of the map, would be the "name", and the value, would be the list.

[SuperKoko]

Then you need to keep track of the iterator to an element in the list, not pointer to an element in the list.

Basically when dealing with std::list, you cannot use pointers to address elements, only iterators. Yes, a list::iterator may be implemented as a pointer, but iterators and pointers are not the same thing.

Even when adding or removing elements in a list, references (and pointers) to other objects are not at all invalidated.

For example, lib.list.modifiers says that

iterator erase(iterator position);
iterator erase(iterator first, iterator last);

void pop_front();
void pop_back();
void clear();.

Effects:
Invalidates only the iterators and references to the erased ele-
ments.
Throws:
Nothing.

And, having pointers to items of any container (except std::vector<bool> which does not met container requirements), it is perfectly valid to have references to items inside the container, as long as no modifying functions are called.

[HAOBBOY]

Can I do nested maps

std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string,std::string> > myMapOfLists;

the above gives me error

[HAOBBOY]

Guys/Gals,

I managed to to have nested map, but how can I add data to the 2nd map then add this to the mother map?

Also, how can I reference the elements inside these maps?

[HAOBBOY]

How can I declare an iterator for the nested map?