templates / overloading operator()

[Malcolm Smith]

I have this functor:

struct DeleteIterObject
{
template< typename T >
void operator()(const T* ptr) const
{
delete ptr;
ptr = NULL;
}
};

Currently, the code is used like this:

FOwnerPolicy.DeleteObjects(FContainer.begin(), FContainer.end());

where FOwnerPolicy is a policy class of type 'TOwnIteratorObjectsPolicy',
shown below:

struct TOwnIteratorObjectsPolicy
{
template< class IterType >
void DeleteObjects(IterType IterB, IterType IterE)
{
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, DeleteIterObject());
}
};

Now I'm trying to work out how to specialize DeleteIterObject for the case
when 'T' is a std::pair< U*, V* >. I've created another functor that will
bind to either the first or the second element and delete the object - like
this for example:

struct TOwnPairSecondObjectsPolicy
{
template< class IterType >
void DeleteObjects(IterType IterB, IterType IterE)
{
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairSecond(DeleteIterObject()));
}
};

[ BindPairSecond is similar in design to Bind2nd, where I pass the .second
element to DeleteIterObject for processing ]

But I cannot work out how to create a specialized case of
DeleteIterObjects(). I would ideally like to convert this:

std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairFirst(DeleteIterObject()));
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairSecond(DeleteIterObject()));

into a single call such as:

std::for_each(IterB, IterE, DeleteIterObject());

I'm sure it can be done by overloading the operator() method of
'DeleteIterObject' but I cannot work out the syntax.

Is what I'm after possible ?

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Malcolm Smith
MJ Freelancing
http://www.mjfreelancing.com
Borland Technology Partner

[Paul]

"Malcolm Smith" <mj***********@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:<41***********************@news.optusnet.com. au>...

I have this functor:

struct DeleteIterObject
{
template< typename T >
void operator()(const T* ptr) const
{
delete ptr;
ptr = NULL;
}
};
Currently, the code is used like this:

FOwnerPolicy.DeleteObjects(FContainer.begin(), FContainer.end());

where FOwnerPolicy is a policy class of type 'TOwnIteratorObjectsPolicy',
shown below:

struct TOwnIteratorObjectsPolicy
{
template< class IterType >
void DeleteObjects(IterType IterB, IterType IterE)
{
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, DeleteIterObject());
}
};

Now I'm trying to work out how to specialize DeleteIterObject for the case
when 'T' is a std::pair< U*, V* >. I've created another functor that will
bind to either the first or the second element and delete the object - like
this for example:

struct TOwnPairSecondObjectsPolicy
{
template< class IterType >
void DeleteObjects(IterType IterB, IterType IterE)
{
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairSecond(DeleteIterObject()));
}
};

[ BindPairSecond is similar in design to Bind2nd, where I pass the .second
element to DeleteIterObject for processing ]

But I cannot work out how to create a specialized case of
DeleteIterObjects(). I would ideally like to convert this:

std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairFirst(DeleteIterObject()));
std::for_each(IterB, IterE, BindPairSecond(DeleteIterObject()));

into a single call such as:

std::for_each(IterB, IterE, DeleteIterObject());

I'm sure it can be done by overloading the operator() method of
'DeleteIterObject' but I cannot work out the syntax.

Is what I'm after possible ?

Is this any help?

struct DeleteIterObject
{
template<typename T>
void operator()(const T)const{std::cout<<"normal()\n";}

template<typename T1,typename T2>
void operator()(const std::pair<T1,T2>)const{std::cout<<"specialized\n"; }
};

Paul.

[Malcolm Smith]

My first attempt was similar. I'll keep playing.

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Malcolm Smith
MJ Freelancing
http://www.mjfreelancing.com
Borland Technology Partner

Is this any help?

struct DeleteIterObject
{
template<typename T>
void operator()(const T)const{std::cout<<"normal()\n";}

template<typename T1,typename T2>
void operator()(const std::pair<T1,T2>)const{std::cout<<"specialized\n"; } };

Paul.