Suppose I have my own template container that represents a matrix. The
template's only parameter is < typename T > for the type that will go into
it. The only problem is that calling this matrix's constructor causes
issues with initiazing an abstract base type. What is the design pattern I
need to use to put this ABC into the container? 6 1462
"Aguilar, James" <jf**@cec.NOBOTSwustl.edu> wrote... Suppose I have my own template container that represents a matrix. The template's only parameter is < typename T > for the type that will go into it. The only problem is that calling this matrix's constructor causes issues with initiazing an abstract base type. What is the design pattern
I need to use to put this ABC into the container?
You probably want to have a container of pointers to T.
Victor
"Aguilar, James" <jf**@cec.NOBOTSwustl.edu> wrote in message
news:cf**********@newsreader.wustl.edu... Suppose I have my own template container that represents a matrix. The template's only parameter is < typename T > for the type that will go into it. The only problem is that calling this matrix's constructor causes issues with initiazing an abstract base type. What is the design pattern
I need to use to put this ABC into the container?
When people say that they have a class that represents a matrix, they are
usually writing a class that will perform number-crunching (matrix
multiplications, inverses, transposes, etc). Also, they usually will use it
to hold objects of type double or float (or possibly a light wrapper around
those types), and not instances of an ABC. An ABC might be an interesting
exercise, but for any application that made intensive use of the matrix, the
performance would probably be unacceptable. Why do you want to store an ABC
inside a matrix? As Victor pointed out, pointers are an option. They're
not all that easy to handle, though, if you want to write memory-leak-free
code.
--
David Hilsee
Aguilar, James wrote: Suppose I have my own template container that represents a matrix. The template's only parameter is < typename T > for the type that will go into it. The only problem is that calling this matrix's constructor causes issues with initiazing an abstract base type. What is the design pattern I need to use to put this ABC into the container?
If you're using the STL, you're stuck with placing pointers in the
container. If you have a map or a list there may be alternatives e.g.
See this for one example using lists. http://austria.sourceforge.net/dox/h...xibleList.html
You'll need to look at the test case to get an idea on how it works.
or even better - http://www.elude.ca/aapl/
"David Hilsee" <da*************@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:jP********************@comcast.com... When people say that they have a class that represents a matrix, they are usually writing a class that will perform number-crunching (matrix multiplications, inverses, transposes, etc).
This is not a mathematical matrix, it is a matrix in the sense of a two
dimensional array (i.e. rows and columns, hence, matrix).
Also, they usually will use it to hold objects of type double or float (or possibly a light wrapper
around those types), and not instances of an ABC. An ABC might be an interesting exercise, but for any application that made intensive use of the matrix,
the performance would probably be unacceptable.
I wouldn't say that. It's just a one dimensional array of "<typename T>"s.
It is accessed through T operator ()(int, int) which just does array
arithmetic: return store_[rows * x + y]. Everything is inline, so it's
really no overhead at all, besides actually filling the matrix.
Why do you want to store an ABC inside a matrix?
I'm doing a toy project which makes a 80x20 matrix of containers, then puts
particles in them (based on a text file). After that, it will iterate
through the matrix and randomly move each particle. The point is to
demonstrate that a gas, even if concentrated in one place initially, will
eventually diffuse into a larger area. This will be tried with all kinds of
shapes of containers to see how well the concept works and what kinds of
shapes keep gasses in the longest. Since a text file will dictate the shape
of the container, it should be no problem to reuse the programs on different
kinds of containers. Of course, the base class that I want to put into the
matrix is the bottom type (that is "Floor" or "Wall" at this point) which
will itself have a reference to a list of the particles on top of it.
As Victor pointed out, pointers are an option. They're not all that easy to handle, though, if you want to write memory-leak-free code.
That's one option. I'm not worried about memory leaks, since the program is
so small. I know exactly where everything is and in what order it happens.
Pointers . . . meh. I guess I will have to use one sometime, so it might as
well be now. I think I'll do that. Actually, I think I can still abstract
it and make it return references to the typename by making pointers
internally but dereferencing them outside. Well, I'll let y'all know how it
goes.
Yours,
James
"Aguilar, James" <jf**@cec.NOBOTSwustl.edu> wrote in message
news:cf**********@newsreader.wustl.edu... "David Hilsee" <da*************@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:jP********************@comcast.com... When people say that they have a class that represents a matrix, they
are usually writing a class that will perform number-crunching (matrix multiplications, inverses, transposes, etc). This is not a mathematical matrix, it is a matrix in the sense of a two dimensional array (i.e. rows and columns, hence, matrix).
Also, they usually will use it to hold objects of type double or float (or possibly a light wrapper around those types), and not instances of an ABC. An ABC might be an
interesting exercise, but for any application that made intensive use of the matrix, the performance would probably be unacceptable.
I wouldn't say that. It's just a one dimensional array of "<typename
T>"s. It is accessed through T operator ()(int, int) which just does array arithmetic: return store_[rows * x + y]. Everything is inline, so it's really no overhead at all, besides actually filling the matrix.
In this case, I wouldn't worry about performance. I mentioned performance
because I thought that you might be doing some number crunching with the
"matrix" class, which you clearly aren't. Why do you want to store an ABC inside a matrix?
I'm doing a toy project which makes a 80x20 matrix of containers, then
puts particles in them (based on a text file). After that, it will iterate through the matrix and randomly move each particle. The point is to demonstrate that a gas, even if concentrated in one place initially, will eventually diffuse into a larger area. This will be tried with all kinds
of shapes of containers to see how well the concept works and what kinds of shapes keep gasses in the longest. Since a text file will dictate the
shape of the container, it should be no problem to reuse the programs on
different kinds of containers. Of course, the base class that I want to put into
the matrix is the bottom type (that is "Floor" or "Wall" at this point) which will itself have a reference to a list of the particles on top of it.
As Victor pointed out, pointers are an option. They're not all that easy to handle, though, if you want to write
memory-leak-free code. That's one option. I'm not worried about memory leaks, since the program
is so small. I know exactly where everything is and in what order it
happens. Pointers . . . meh. I guess I will have to use one sometime, so it might
as well be now. I think I'll do that. Actually, I think I can still
abstract it and make it return references to the typename by making pointers internally but dereferencing them outside. Well, I'll let y'all know how
it goes.
I'm not a big physics or chemistry guy, but I would be interested in seeing
what the end result looks like.
--
David Hilsee
I will post a link to the source code when it is done, if I can find a place
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