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| <P><B>Library:</B> <A HREF="2-8.html">Iterators</A></P><UL> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec1">Local Index</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec2">Summary</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec3">Description</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec4">Key to Iterator Requirements</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec5">Requirements for Output Iterators</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec6">See Also</A></LI> |
| <LI><A HREF="#sec7">Standards Conformance</A></LI> |
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| <A NAME="sec2"><H3>Summary</H3></A> |
| <P>A write only, forward moving iterator</P> |
| <A NAME="sec3"><H3>Description</H3></A> |
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| NOTE -- For a complete discussion of iterators, see the <B><I><A HREF="iterators.html">Iterators</A></I></B> section of this reference. |
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| <P>Iterators are a generalization of pointers that allow a C++ program to uniformly interact with different data structures. Output iterators are write-only, forward moving iterators that satisfy the requirements listed below. Note that unlike other iterators used with the standard library, output iterators cannot be constant.</P> |
| <A NAME="sec4"><H3>Key to Iterator Requirements</H3></A> |
| <P>The following key pertains to the iterator requirements listed below: </P> |
| <P><TABLE CELLPADDING=3 BORDER=0> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>a </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>values of type <SAMP>X</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>u </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>identifiers</P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>r </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>value of type <SAMP>X&</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>t </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>value of type <SAMP>T</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
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| <A NAME="sec5"><H3>Requirements for Output Iterators</H3></A> |
| <P>The following expressions must be valid for output iterators:</P> |
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| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>X(a) </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>copy constructor, <SAMP>a == X(a)</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>X u(a) </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>copy constructor, <SAMP>u == a</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>X u = a </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>assignment, <SAMP>u == a</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>*a = t </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>result is not used</P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>++r </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>returns <SAMP>X&</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>r++ </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>return value convertible to const <SAMP>X&</SAMP></P></TD></TR> |
| <TR CLASS="LIST"><TD VALIGN="top" CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"><SAMP>*r++ = t </P></TD> |
| <TD CLASS="LIST"><P CLASS="LIST"></SAMP>result is not used</P></TD></TR> |
| </TABLE></P> |
| <P>The only valid use for the <SAMP>operator *</SAMP> is on the left-hand side of the assignment statement.</P> |
| <P>Algorithms using output iterators should be single pass algorithms. That is, they should not pass through the same iterator twice. </P> |
| <A NAME="sec6"><H3>See Also</H3></A> |
| <P><A HREF="iterators.html">Iterators</A>, <A HREF="inputiterators.html">Input Iterators</A></P> |
| <A NAME="sec7"><H3>Standards Conformance</H3></A> |
| <P><I>ISO/IEC 14882:1998 -- International Standard for Information Systems -- Programming Language C++, Section 24.1.2</I></P> |
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