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<h1 class="title"><img alt="Boost" src="boost.png" /> Pointer Container Library</h1>
<div class="section">
<h1><a id="class-ptr-vector" name="class-ptr-vector">Class <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">ptr_vector</span></tt></a></h1>
<p>A <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">ptr_vector&lt;T&gt;</span></tt> is a pointer container that uses an underlying <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">std::vector&lt;void*&gt;</span></tt>
to store the pointers.</p>
<p><strong>Hierarchy:</strong></p>
<ul class="simple">
<li><a class="reference" href="reversible_ptr_container.html">reversible_ptr_container</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference" href="ptr_sequence_adapter.html">ptr_sequence_adapter</a><ul>
<li><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">ptr_vector</span></tt></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="ptr_list.html">ptr_list</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="ptr_deque.html">ptr_deque</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="ptr_array.html">ptr_array</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Navigate:</strong></p>
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<li><a class="reference" href="ptr_container.html">home</a></li>
<li><a class="reference" href="reference.html">reference</a></li>
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<p><strong>Synopsis:</strong></p>
<pre class="literal-block">
namespace boost
{      

    template
    &lt; 
        class T, 
        class CloneAllocator = heap_clone_allocator,
        class Allocator      = std::allocator&lt;void*&gt;
    &gt;
    class ptr_vector : public ptr_sequence_adapter
                              &lt;
                                  T,
                                  std::vector&lt;void*,Allocator&gt;,
                                  CloneAllocator
                              &gt;
    {
    public: // <a class="reference" href="#construction">construction</a>
        explicit ptr_vector( size_type to_reserve );
    
    public: // <a class="reference" href="#capacity">capacity</a>
        size_type  capacity() const;
        void       reserve( size_type n );
    
    public: // <a class="reference" href="#element-access">element access</a>
        T&amp;        operator[]( size_type n );
        const T&amp;  operator[]( size_type n ) const;
        T&amp;        at( size_type n );
        const T&amp;  at( size_type n ) const;

    public: // <a class="reference" href="#pointer-container-requirements">pointer container requirements</a>
       auto_type replace( size_type idx, T* x );  
       template&lt; class U &gt;
       auto_type replace( size_type idx, std::auto_ptr&lt;U&gt; x );  
       bool      is_null( size_type idx ) const;
       
    public: // <a class="reference" href="#c-array-support">C-array support</a>
       void transfer( iterator before, T** from, size_type size, bool delete_from = true );
       T**  c_array();

    };
   
} // namespace 'boost'  
</pre>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h1><a id="semantics" name="semantics">Semantics</a></h1>
<div class="section">
<h2><a id="semantics-construction" name="semantics-construction"><span id="construction"></span>Semantics: construction</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">explicit</span> <span class="pre">ptr_vector(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">to_reserve</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>constructs an empty vector with a buffer
of size least <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">to_reserve</span></tt></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="section">
<h2><a id="semantics-capacity" name="semantics-capacity"><span id="capacity"></span>Semantics: capacity</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">capacity()</span> <span class="pre">const;</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Effects: Returns the size of the allocated buffer</li>
<li>Throws: Nothing</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</li>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">void</span> <span class="pre">reserve(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
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<li>Requirements: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">&lt;=</span> <span class="pre">max_size()</span></tt></li>
<li>Effects: Expands the allocated buffer</li>
<li>Postcondition: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">capacity()</span> <span class="pre">&gt;=</span> <span class="pre">n</span></tt></li>
<li>Throws: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">std::length_error()</span></tt> if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">&gt;</span> <span class="pre">max_size()</span></tt></li>
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</blockquote>
</li>
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<div class="section">
<h2><a id="semantics-element-access" name="semantics-element-access"><span id="element-access"></span>Semantics: element access</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">T&amp;</span> <span class="pre">operator[](</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
</li>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">const</span> <span class="pre">T&amp;</span> <span class="pre">operator[](</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">)</span> <span class="pre">const;</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Requirements: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">&lt;</span> <span class="pre">size()</span></tt></li>
<li>Effects: Returns a reference to the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span></tt>'th element</li>
<li>Throws: Nothing</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</li>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">T&amp;</span> <span class="pre">at(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
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<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">const</span> <span class="pre">T&amp;</span> <span class="pre">at(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">)</span> <span class="pre">const;</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Requirements: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">&lt;</span> <span class="pre">size()</span></tt></li>
<li>Effects: Returns a reference to the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span></tt>'th element</li>
<li>Throws: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bad_index</span></tt> if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">n</span> <span class="pre">&gt;=</span> <span class="pre">size()</span></tt></li>
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<div class="section">
<h2><a id="semantics-pointer-container-requirements" name="semantics-pointer-container-requirements"><span id="pointer-container-requirements"></span>Semantics: pointer container requirements</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">auto_type</span> <span class="pre">replace(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">idx,</span> <span class="pre">T*</span> <span class="pre">x</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Requirements: `` x != 0 and idx &lt; size()``</li>
<li>Effects: returns the object indexed by <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">idx</span></tt> and replaces it with <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">x</span></tt>.</li>
<li>Throws: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bad_index</span></tt> if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">idx</span> <span class="pre">&gt;=</span> <span class="pre">size()</span></tt> and <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>
<li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee</li>
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<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">template&lt;</span> <span class="pre">class</span> <span class="pre">U</span> <span class="pre">&gt;</span> <span class="pre">auto_type</span> <span class="pre">replace(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">idx,</span> <span class="pre">std::auto_ptr&lt;U&gt;</span> <span class="pre">x</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Effects: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">return</span> <span class="pre">replace(</span> <span class="pre">idx,</span> <span class="pre">x.release()</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></li>
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<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bool</span> <span class="pre">is_null(</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">idx</span> <span class="pre">)</span> <span class="pre">const;</span></tt></p>
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<ul class="simple">
<li>Requirements: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">idx</span> <span class="pre">&lt;</span> <span class="pre">size()</span></tt></li>
<li>Effects: returns whether the pointer at index <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">idx</span></tt> is null</li>
<li>Exception safety: Nothrow guarantee</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
</li>
</ul>
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<h2><a id="semantics-c-array-support" name="semantics-c-array-support"><span id="c-array-support"></span>Semantics: C-array support</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">void</span> <span class="pre">transfer(</span> <span class="pre">iterator</span> <span class="pre">before,</span> <span class="pre">T**</span> <span class="pre">from,</span> <span class="pre">size_type</span> <span class="pre">size,</span> <span class="pre">bool</span> <span class="pre">delete_from</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">true</span> <span class="pre">);</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
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<li>Requirements:  <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">from</span> <span class="pre">!=</span> <span class="pre">0</span></tt></li>
<li>Effects: Takes ownership of the dynamic array <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">from</span></tt></li>
<li>Exception safety: Strong guarantee if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">delete_from</span> <span class="pre">==</span> <span class="pre">true</span></tt>; if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">delete_from</span> <span class="pre">==</span> <span class="pre">false</span></tt>,
and an exception is thrown, the container fails to take ownership.</li>
<li>Remarks: Eventually calls <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">delete[]</span> <span class="pre">from</span></tt> if <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">delete_from</span> <span class="pre">==</span> <span class="pre">true</span></tt>.</li>
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</blockquote>
</li>
<li><p class="first"><tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">T**</span> <span class="pre">c_array();</span></tt></p>
<blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Returns: <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">0</span></tt> if the container is empty; otherwise a pointer to the first element of the stored array</li>
<li>Throws: Nothing</li>
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