Ask Your Question
0

What is the method for providing boost ranges to a function that can receive any_range?

asked 2021-04-29 11:00:00 +0000

djk gravatar image

edit retag flag offensive close merge delete

1 Answer

Sort by ยป oldest newest most voted
2

answered 2022-03-19 05:00:00 +0000

nofretete gravatar image

One method for providing boost ranges to a function that can receive anyrange is to use a template function. The template function can take any type of range as an argument and use the boost "anyrange" type to accept the input range. Here is an example:

#include <boost/range/any_range.hpp>

template<typename Range>
void process_range(Range range) {
    using ValueType = typename boost::range_value<Range>::type;
    using IteratorType = typename boost::range_iterator<Range>::type;

    // create an any_range from the input range
    boost::any_range<ValueType, boost::forward_traversal_tag, IteratorType> anyRange(range);

    // process the any_range as needed
    for (const auto& element : anyRange) {
        // do something with the element
    }
}

int main() {
    // create a vector of integers
    std::vector<int> myVec = {1, 2, 3, 4};

    // call the process_range function with the vector
    process_range(myVec);

    return 0;
}

In this example, the "processrange" function is a template function that takes a "Range" argument of any type. The boost "anyrange" type is used to accept the input range, and the "ValueType" and "IteratorType" are extracted from the input range using the boost "rangevalue" and "rangeiterator" functions, respectively. The function then iterates over the "anyrange" using a for-each loop and processes each element in the range as needed. The main function creates a vector of integers and calls the "processrange" function with the vector to demonstrate how any type of range can be used with the function.

edit flag offensive delete link more

Your Answer

Please start posting anonymously - your entry will be published after you log in or create a new account. This space is reserved only for answers. If you would like to engage in a discussion, please instead post a comment under the question or an answer that you would like to discuss

Add Answer


Question Tools

Stats

Asked: 2021-04-29 11:00:00 +0000

Seen: 1 times

Last updated: Mar 19 '22