iterator/doc/iterator_facade_ref.rst
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template <
class Derived
, class Value
, unsigned AccessCategory
, class TraversalCategory
, class Reference = /* see below__ \*/
, class Difference = ptrdiff_t
>
class iterator_facade {
public:
typedef remove_cv<Value>::type value_type;
typedef Reference reference;
typedef /* see `description of operator->`__ \*/ pointer;
typedef Difference difference_type;
typedef iterator_tag<AccessCategory, TraversalCategory> iterator_category;
reference operator\*() const;
/* see below__ \*/ operator->() const;
/* see below__ \*/ operator[](difference_type n) const;
Derived& operator++();
Derived operator++(int);
Derived& operator--();
Derived operator--(int);
Derived& operator+=(difference_type n);
Derived& operator-=(difference_type n);
Derived operator-(difference_type n) const;
};
// Comparison operators
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type // exposition
operator ==(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator !=(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator <(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator <=(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator >(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator >=(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator >=(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
// Iterator difference
template <class Dr1, class V1, class AC1, class TC1, class R1, class D1,
class Dr2, class V2, class AC2, class TC2, class R2, class D2>
typename enable_if_interoperable<Dr1, Dr2, bool>::type
operator -(iterator_facade<Dr1, V1, AC1, TC1, R1, D1> const& lhs,
iterator_facade<Dr2, V2, AC2, TC2, R2, D2> const& rhs);
// Iterator addition
template <class Derived, class V, class AC, class TC, class R, class D>
Derived operator+ (iterator_facade<Derived, V, AC, TC, R, D> const&,
typename Derived::difference_type n)
__ `iterator facade requirements`_
__ `operator arrow`_
__ `operator arrow`_
__ brackets_
[*Note:* The ``enable_if_interoperable`` template used above is for exposition
purposes. The member operators should be only be in an overload set
provided the derived types ``Dr1`` and ``Dr2`` are interoperable, by
which we mean they are convertible to each other. The
``enable_if_interoperable`` approach uses SFINAE to take the operators
out of the overload set when the types are not interoperable.]
.. we need a new label here because the presence of markup in the
title prevents an automatic link from being generated
.. _iterator facade requirements:
``iterator_facade`` requirements
................................
Some of the constraints on template parameters to
``iterator_facade`` are expressed in terms of resulting nested
types and should be viewed in the context of their impact on
``iterator_traits<Derived>``.
The ``Derived`` template parameter must be a class derived from
``iterator_facade``.
The nested ``::value_type`` type will be the same as
``remove_cv<Value>::type``, so the ``Value`` parameter must be
an (optionally ``const``\ -qualified) non-reference type.
``AccessCategory`` must be an unsigned value which uses no more
bits than the greatest value of ``iterator_access``.
The nested ``::reference`` will be the same as the ``Reference``
parameter; it must be a suitable reference type for the resulting
iterator. The default for the ``Reference`` parameter is
``Value&``.
The following table describes the other requirements on the
``Derived`` parameter. Depending on the resulting iterator's
``iterator_category``, a subset of the expressions listed in the table
are required to be valid. The operations in the first column must be
accessible to member functions of class ``iterator_core_access``.
In the table below, ``X`` is the derived iterator type, ``a`` is an
object of type ``X``, ``b`` and ``c`` are objects of type ``const X``,
``n`` is an object of ``X::difference_type``, ``y`` is a constant
object of a single pass iterator type interoperable with X, and ``z``
is a constant object of a random access traversal iterator type
interoperable with ``X``.
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|Expression |Return Type |Assertion/Note |Required to implement |
| | | |Iterator Concept(s) |
+====================+===================+=====================================+===========================+
|``c.dereference()`` |``X::reference`` | |Readable Iterator, Writable|
| | | |Iterator |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``c.equal(b)`` |convertible to bool|true iff ``b`` and ``c`` are |Single Pass Iterator |
| | |equivalent. | |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``c.equal(y)`` |convertible to bool|true iff ``c`` and ``y`` refer to the|Single Pass Iterator |
| | |same position. Implements ``c == y``| |
| | |and ``c != y``. | |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``a.advance(n)`` |unused | |Random Access Traversal |
| | | |Iterator |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``a.increment()`` |unused | |Incrementable Iterator |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``a.decrement()`` |unused | |Bidirectional Traversal |
| | | |Iterator |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``c.distance_to(b)``|convertible to |equivalent to ``distance(c, b)`` |Random Access Traversal |
| |X::difference_type | |Iterator |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
|``c.distance_to(z)``|convertible to |equivalent to ``distance(c, z)``. |Random Access Traversal |
| |X::difference_type |Implements ``c - z``, ``c < z``, ``c |Iterator |
| | |<= z``, ``c > z``, and ``c >= c``. | |
+--------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------+
.. We should explain more about how the
functions in the interface of iterator_facade
are there conditionally. -JGS
``iterator_facade`` operations
..............................
The operations in this section are described in terms of operations on
the core interface of ``Derived`` which may be inaccessible
(i.e. private). The implementation should access these operations
through member functions of class ``iterator_core_access``.
``reference operator*() const;``
:Returns: ``static_cast<Derived const*>(this)->dereference()``
``operator->() const;`` (see below__)
__ `operator arrow`_
:Returns: If ``X::reference`` is a reference type, returns an object
of type ``X::pointer`` equal to::
&static_cast<Derived const*>(this)->dereference()
Otherwise returns an object of unspecified type such that, given an
object ``a`` of type ``X``, ``a->m`` is equivalent to ``(w = *a,
w.m)`` for some temporary object ``w`` of type ``X::value_type``.
The type ``X::pointer`` is ``Value*`` if
``is_writable_iterator<X>::value`` is ``true``, and
``Value const*`` otherwise.
.. _brackets:
*unspecified* ``operator[](difference_type n) const;``
:Returns: an object convertible to ``X::reference`` and holding a copy
*p* of ``a+n`` such that, for a constant object ``v`` of type
``X::value_type``, ``X::reference(a[n] = v)`` is equivalent
to ``p = v``.
``Derived& operator++();``
:Effects:
::
static_cast<Derived*>(this)->increment();
return *this;
.. I realize that the committee is moving away from specifying things
like this in terms of code, but I worried about the imprecision of
saying that a core interface function is invoked without describing
the downcast. An alternative to what I did would be to mention it
above where we talk about accessibility.
``Derived operator++(int);``
:Effects:
::
Derived tmp(static_cast<Derived const*>(this));
++*this;
return tmp;
``Derived& operator--();``
:Effects:
::
static_cast<Derived*>(this)->decrement();
return *this;
``Derived operator--(int);``
:Effects:
::
Derived tmp(static_cast<Derived const*>(this));
--*this;
return tmp;
``Derived& operator+=(difference_type n);``
:Effects:
::
static_cast<Derived*>(this)->advance(n);
return *this;
``Derived& operator-=(difference_type n);``
:Effects:
::
static_cast<Derived*>(this)->advance(-n);
return *this;
``Derived operator-(difference_type n) const;``
:Effects:
Derived tmp(static_cast<Derived const*>(this));
return tmp -= n;
:Returns: ``static_cast<Derived const*>(this)->advance(-n);``