stl_iterator_base_types.h

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00001 // Types used in iterator implementation -*- C++ -*-
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00052 /** @file stl_iterator_base_types.h
00053  *  This is an internal header file, included by other library headers.
00054  *  You should not attempt to use it directly.
00055  *
00056  *  This file contains all of the general iterator-related utility types,
00057  *  such as iterator_traits and struct iterator.
00058  */
00059 
00060 #ifndef _STL_ITERATOR_BASE_TYPES_H
00061 #define _STL_ITERATOR_BASE_TYPES_H 1
00062 
00063 #pragma GCC system_header
00064 
00065 #include <bits/c++config.h>
00066 
00067 _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(std)
00068 
00069   /**
00070    *  @defgroup iterators Iterators
00071    *  These are empty types, used to distinguish different iterators.  The
00072    *  distinction is not made by what they contain, but simply by what they
00073    *  are.  Different underlying algorithms can then be used based on the
00074    *  different operations supported by different iterator types.
00075   */
00076   //@{ 
00077   ///  Marking input iterators.
00078   struct input_iterator_tag { };
00079 
00080   ///  Marking output iterators.
00081   struct output_iterator_tag { };
00082 
00083   /// Forward iterators support a superset of input iterator operations.
00084   struct forward_iterator_tag : public input_iterator_tag { };
00085 
00086   /// Bidirectional iterators support a superset of forward iterator
00087   /// operations.
00088   struct bidirectional_iterator_tag : public forward_iterator_tag { };
00089 
00090   /// Random-access iterators support a superset of bidirectional
00091   /// iterator operations.
00092   struct random_access_iterator_tag : public bidirectional_iterator_tag { };
00093 
00094 
00095   /**
00096    *  @brief  Common %iterator class.
00097    *
00098    *  This class does nothing but define nested typedefs.  %Iterator classes
00099    *  can inherit from this class to save some work.  The typedefs are then
00100    *  used in specializations and overloading.
00101    *
00102    *  In particular, there are no default implementations of requirements
00103    *  such as @c operator++ and the like.  (How could there be?)
00104   */
00105   template<typename _Category, typename _Tp, typename _Distance = ptrdiff_t,
00106            typename _Pointer = _Tp*, typename _Reference = _Tp&>
00107     struct iterator
00108     {
00109       /// One of the @link iterator_tags tag types@endlink.
00110       typedef _Category  iterator_category;
00111       /// The type "pointed to" by the iterator.
00112       typedef _Tp        value_type;
00113       /// Distance between iterators is represented as this type.
00114       typedef _Distance  difference_type;
00115       /// This type represents a pointer-to-value_type.
00116       typedef _Pointer   pointer;
00117       /// This type represents a reference-to-value_type.
00118       typedef _Reference reference;
00119     };
00120 
00121   /**
00122    *  @brief  Traits class for iterators.
00123    *
00124    *  This class does nothing but define nested typedefs.  The general
00125    *  version simply @a forwards the nested typedefs from the Iterator
00126    *  argument.  Specialized versions for pointers and pointers-to-const
00127    *  provide tighter, more correct semantics.
00128   */
00129   template<typename _Iterator>
00130     struct iterator_traits
00131     {
00132       typedef typename _Iterator::iterator_category iterator_category;
00133       typedef typename _Iterator::value_type        value_type;
00134       typedef typename _Iterator::difference_type   difference_type;
00135       typedef typename _Iterator::pointer           pointer;
00136       typedef typename _Iterator::reference         reference;
00137     };
00138 
00139   /// Partial specialization for pointer types.
00140   template<typename _Tp>
00141     struct iterator_traits<_Tp*>
00142     {
00143       typedef random_access_iterator_tag iterator_category;
00144       typedef _Tp                         value_type;
00145       typedef ptrdiff_t                   difference_type;
00146       typedef _Tp*                        pointer;
00147       typedef _Tp&                        reference;
00148     };
00149 
00150   /// Partial specialization for const pointer types.
00151   template<typename _Tp>
00152     struct iterator_traits<const _Tp*>
00153     {
00154       typedef random_access_iterator_tag iterator_category;
00155       typedef _Tp                         value_type;
00156       typedef ptrdiff_t                   difference_type;
00157       typedef const _Tp*                  pointer;
00158       typedef const _Tp&                  reference;
00159     };
00160 
00161   /**
00162    *  This function is not a part of the C++ standard but is syntactic
00163    *  sugar for internal library use only.
00164   */
00165   template<typename _Iter>
00166     inline typename iterator_traits<_Iter>::iterator_category
00167     __iterator_category(const _Iter&)
00168     { return typename iterator_traits<_Iter>::iterator_category(); }
00169 
00170   //@}
00171 
00172 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE
00173 
00174 #endif /* _STL_ITERATOR_BASE_TYPES_H */
00175