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zlatnik
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Posted - Mar 14 2005 : 4:02:16 PM

It seems that when I try to use iterators, Visual Assist treats the iterator like a vector, giving me vector methods instead of the underlying data type.

Example:

for (std::vector<SPM>::iterator i = dLines.first; i != dLines.second; i++)
{
(*i)->

The dropdown list at the end of the arrow should be methods of type SPM. I know it knows what SPM's methods are, that is sure. Instead it gives me vector methods.

Is this a bug? I have not modified the included library list for Visual Studio 2003 in Visual Assist except I have added libraries to parse boost and ObjectARX libraries.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,
Sean

feline
Whole Tomato Software

United Kingdom
18939 Posts

Posted - Mar 14 2005 : 5:48:43 PM

i have certainly used (*it). in my code with various collection classes and had VAX produce the correct suggestions.

using .NET 2003 and VAX 1297 the test code:


    std::vector<QString> places;
    places.push_back("florida");
    places.push_back("mars");
    std::vector<QString>::iterator it;
    int	nTotalLength = 0;
    for(it = places.begin(); it != places.end(); ++it) {
        nTotalLength += (*it).length();
    }

compiles just fine. i have used QString since it is a class i am familiar with. when i use:

(*it).|

i get a listbox giving the members of the QString class. when i use:

(*it)->|

i get a listbox showing a different set of members, at a guess std::vector

are you sure you should be doing (*it)-> ?

zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness

zlatnik
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Posted - Mar 14 2005 : 7:02:02 PM

I am sure. SPM stands for "boost::shared_ptr<MyLine>", and is thus a pointer.

It doesn't matter though- I have tried dereferencing an iterator for std::vector<AcGePoint2d>, and all I got were vector options.

What I found is that if I turn on Microsoft's intellisense, I get what I want. Personally, I'd rather just have Visual Assist on, but if I can't do that then I guess this solution is okay.

I checked, and we are using the same version of Visual Assist.
Perhaps you have intellisense on as well? Or is there some special file I need to include to get Visual Assist to recognize std::vector<AnyType>::iterator? I tried #include <iterator>, but that didn't seem to help. Or what else can I do to get this to work?

Thanks for your help,
Sean