rwm

Hey Grumpy!

Thanks for the great explanation... Ok, so i wasnt understanding the concept... Mmm, ok it's not good to derive!

I dont want to embed the Iterator in the class because to use the Iterator would require:


id rather do


so its easier to write the code??? that would require i write a template Iterator class, but then it would be hard to define how the Iterator works with certain types of containers since its a closed format??? what do you think???

thanks for the help! much appreciated!

rwm

ok, i would guess that it would fit the container description better to have:


mmm?

DaWei

I would suggest (and you might agree if you read the thread) that you are using the thread as a journal to record your musings and discuss your random thoughts. It would be much more effective to read some material and think solidly about it. Fifteen minutes or an hour between posts doesn't indicate that much of that its going on. Just a personal inference, of course.

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rwm

yeah i suppose you are right DaWei...

i guess i talk too much :eek:

gonna do some reading on this...

will think long and hard... ill try only post tomorrow then!

pegasus001

I have a question : What kind of iterator can i implement in a matrix?
C++ Annotations is a book for everyone. And you can find a section on iterators. Hope this helps.

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lectricpharaoh

I get the idea that you're trying to do this as a learning exercise, rather than to satisfy a requirement of some project. However, if I'm wrong, and you actually have a purpose in mind for it, then perhaps you should reflect on that purpose for a bit, and consider what type of iterator you need. For example, if your container is a queue of items to be processed, all you really need to be able to do is a) create your iterator that points to the queue's beginning, b) increment your iterator, and c) detect when it's hit the end. On the other hand, if your container is an abstraction of an array (like a vector), then you need to implement random-access functionality, which may make things more complicated.

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rwm

Hey,

Ok, i did some reading - guess it all makes sense!

Thanks Pegasus - ill have a look at the book if i can!

to lectricpharaoh - yeah i guess I didnt think enough about this... mmm, bad move!

thanks guys for help!

PS: im also interested in hearing about an iterator for a matrix... that would be tricky - maybe a candidate for up and down iterator

guess i got you! haha! :banana: