How to write a multi value compare function for std::map

[Herby]

Hi,

My key for the map is a class with two strings, group and name as
follows:

class ConfigKey{
public:

ConfigKey( String group, String key );

String mGroup;
String mName;
};
Now I want to do a lookup on both values matching.

So I have defined my own compare functions as follows:

struct cmp_config_key
{
bool operator()(ConfigKey const *lhs, ConfigKey const *rhs)
{
if( lhs->mGroup < rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey < rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

return false;

}
};

Above is not working correctly as it returns some other key when i
call find. Im not too clear on this weak ordering business and it
gets even more confusing with multiple values acting as the key.

Naturally and intuitively i just want to write

if( lhs->mGroup == rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey == rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

Please could someone correct my function???

[Obnoxious User]

On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:22:21 -0800, Herby wrote:

Hi,

My key for the map is a class with two strings, group and name as
follows:

class ConfigKey{
public:

ConfigKey( String group, String key );

String mGroup;
String mName;
};
Now I want to do a lookup on both values matching.

So I have defined my own compare functions as follows:

struct cmp_config_key
{
bool operator()(ConfigKey const *lhs, ConfigKey const *rhs) {
if( lhs->mGroup < rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey < rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

return false;

}
};

Above is not working correctly as it returns some other key when i call
find. Im not too clear on this weak ordering business and it gets even
more confusing with multiple values acting as the key.

Naturally and intuitively i just want to write

if( lhs->mGroup == rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey == rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

Please could someone correct my function???

struct cmp_config_key
{
bool operator()(ConfigKey const *lhs, ConfigKey const *rhs) const
{
if(lhs->mGroup < rhs->mGroup) {
return true;
}
if(lhs->mGroup == rhs->mGroup) {
if(lhs->mKey < rhs->mKey) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
};

--
OU
Remember 18th of June 2008, Democracy died that afternoon.
http://frapedia.se/wiki/Information_in_English

[Herby]

On Nov 10, 5:58 pm, Obnoxious User <O...@127.0.0.1wrote:

On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:22:21 -0800, Herby wrote:

Hi,

My key for the map is a class with two strings, group and name as
follows:

class ConfigKey{
public:

ConfigKey( String group, String key );

String mGroup;
String mName;
};

Now I want to do a lookup on both values matching.

So I have defined my own compare functions as follows:

struct cmp_config_key
{
bool operator()(ConfigKey const *lhs, ConfigKey const *rhs) {
if( lhs->mGroup < rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey < rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

return false;

}
};

Above is not working correctly as it returns some other key when i call
find. Im not too clear on this weak ordering business and it gets even
more confusing with multiple values acting as the key.

Naturally and intuitively i just want to write

if( lhs->mGroup == rhs->mGroup ){
if( lhs->mKey == rhs->mKey )
return true;
}

Please could someone correct my function???

struct cmp_config_key
{
bool operator()(ConfigKey const *lhs, ConfigKey const *rhs) const
{
if(lhs->mGroup < rhs->mGroup) {
return true;
}
if(lhs->mGroup == rhs->mGroup) {
if(lhs->mKey < rhs->mKey) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}

};

--
OU
Remember 18th of June 2008, Democracy died that afternoon.http://frapedia.se/wiki/Information_in_English

Thanks mate. Excellent works!!!!!