too many typedefs

[cppaddict]

Hi,

I currently have a class in which I use all of the following a number
of times (nb: Point is custom class):

std::vector<Point>
std::vector<Point>&
const std::vector<Point>
const std::vector<Point>&

It would make things cleaner if I could use typedefs:

typedef std::vector<Point> Points

However, after making that declaration, I get warnings or errors if I
try things like this:

const Points&
Points&
....etc...

Does that mean I have to make a seperate typedef for each of the four
types generated by using the const and & symbols together with the
original type? If not, what can I do?

Thanks,
cpp

 

[Victor Bazarov]

I currently have a class in which I use all of the following a number
of times (nb: Point is custom class):

std::vector<Point>
std::vector<Point>&
const std::vector<Point>
const std::vector<Point>&

It would make things cleaner if I could use typedefs:

typedef std::vector<Point> Points

However, after making that declaration, I get warnings or errors if I
try things like this:

const Points&
Points&
...etc...

Does that mean I have to make a seperate typedef for each of the four
types generated by using the const and & symbols together with the
original type? If not, what can I do?

Is that your first day here? Post your code.

Here is mine, and it compiles just fine:

#include <vector>
class Point {};
class FullOfTypedefs {
typedef std::vector<Point> PointVector;

PointVector regular_vector;
PointVector const const_vector;
PointVector & ref_to_reg_vector;
PointVector const & ref_to_const_vector;
public:
FullOfTypedefs() : ref_to_reg_vector(regular_vector)
, ref_to_const_vector(const_vector) {}
};

int main() {
FullOfTypedefs justToSeeIfICanInstantiateIt;
}


Victor

 

[cppaddict]

Is that your first day here? Post your code.

Here is mine, and it compiles just fine:

Sorry, Victor, you are right. The error was coming from something
else...

cpp