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Simple container for wrapping pointers to data of a known size. Works like an array or a vector, including iterators
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// This code is in the public domain. I claim no ownership, but also no responsibility. | |
#ifndef POINTER_CONTAINER_H | |
#define POINTER_CONTAINER_H | |
#include <cstddef> // for std::size_t | |
template<typename T> | |
class pointer_container | |
{ | |
public: | |
pointer_container(); | |
pointer_container(T* ptr, const std::size_t sz) | |
: pointer_(ptr), size_(sz) | |
{} | |
T& operator[](const std::size_t idx) | |
{ | |
return pointer_[idx]; | |
} | |
const T& operator[](const std::size_t idx) const | |
{ | |
return pointer_[idx]; | |
} | |
std::size_t size() const | |
{ | |
return size_; | |
} | |
template<typename Q> | |
class iterator | |
{ | |
friend ::pointer_container<Q>; | |
Q* current_; | |
iterator(Q* ptr) | |
: current_(ptr) | |
{} | |
public: | |
iterator(const iterator& itr) | |
: current_(itr.current_) | |
{} | |
iterator& operator=(const iterator& other) | |
{ | |
(*this)(other); | |
return *this; | |
} | |
Q& operator*() | |
{ | |
return *current_; | |
} | |
const Q& operator*() const | |
{ | |
return *current_; | |
} | |
Q* operator->() | |
{ | |
return current_; | |
} | |
const Q* operator->() const | |
{ | |
return current_; | |
} | |
iterator<Q>& operator++() | |
{ | |
++current_; | |
return *this; | |
} | |
iterator<Q> operator++(int) | |
{ | |
iterator tmp(*this); | |
operator++(); | |
return tmp; | |
} | |
iterator<Q>& operator--() | |
{ | |
--current_; | |
return *this; | |
} | |
iterator<Q> operator--(int) | |
{ | |
iterator tmp(*this); | |
operator--(); | |
return tmp; | |
} | |
bool operator==(const iterator<Q>& other) const | |
{ | |
return current_ == other.current_; | |
} | |
bool operator!=(const iterator<Q>& other) const | |
{ | |
return !(*this == other); | |
} | |
}; | |
iterator<T> begin() | |
{ | |
return iterator<T>(pointer_); | |
} | |
const iterator<T> begin() const | |
{ | |
return iterator<T>(pointer_); | |
} | |
iterator<T> end() | |
{ | |
return iterator<T>(pointer_ + size_); | |
} | |
const iterator<T> end() const | |
{ | |
return iterator<T>(pointer_ + size_); | |
} | |
private: | |
T* pointer_; | |
std::size_t size_; | |
}; | |
#endif // POINTER_CONTAINER_H |
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