combining two vectors

Is there an easy and efficient way to combine two <vector>s, rather
than taking each element from one and adding it to the other?

I haven`t been able to find any guidance on or examples of this
sort of operation.

Thanks, Alan

re: combining two vectors

Alan wrote:vector1.insert( vector1.end(), vector2.begin(), vector2.end() );

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re: combining two vectors

Ian, Thanks! Alan

re: combining two vectors

Ian Collins schrieb:It's easy - yes.
But is it really efficient ?
Isn't it as unefficient as repeatedly calling push_bask() on vector1 ?

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re: combining two vectors

Stefan Naewe wrote:No. The iterators that represent the range being copied are random
access iterators, so insert can figure out how many elements will be
added and adjust the size accordingly. Repeatedly calling push_back
could end up reallocating the storage space more than once.

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re: combining two vectors

Pete Becker schrieb:OK.
But what if I do a vector1.reserve(x) (with a valid x...) before ?
'vector2.end()-vector2.begin()' elements need to be copied after vector1.end(), right?

(Using std::list and std::list::splice() would be more efficient in this case, wouldn't it?)


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re: combining two vectors

Stefan Naewe wrote:Why does everyone ask "is this more efficient" in a vacuum?

Have you benchmarked to determine that your vector operations are the
bottleneck? An "efficient" program that doesn't work right is not as
good as an "inefficient" program that does.

Hoare's Law (also attributed to Knuth): "Premature optimization is the
root of all evil".

re: combining two vectors

red floyd wrote:And how is changing from push_back to insert going to make this code not
work right?
Okay, let's all use bubble sort until we can prove that quicksort will
be a better choice.

Sometimes optimization without measurement is perfectly appropriate.
When there's a choice of two ways to do something and one is slower,
choose the other.

for (iter = vector2.begin(); iter != vector2.end(); ++iter)
vector1.push_back(*iter);

versus

vector1.insert(vector1.end(), vector2.begin(), vector2.end());

No contest. Use the latter.

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re: combining two vectors

Pete Becker wrote:Agreed, maybe the quote should be changed to "Premature
micro-optimisation is the root of all evil" to differentiate between
code tweaks and choice of algorithm.

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re: combining two vectors

* Ian Collins:Isn't that an optimization?

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re: combining two vectors

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:More like a design decision.

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re: combining two vectors

* Ian Collins:Well, yes, but isn't that an optimization? <g>

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