Thread: how to assign a map iterator to an int variable?

Originally Posted by anon

Code:

int variable_declaration_position =0;
//...
int counter =0;
if (iter2 != map2.end())
{
    typestr = "found";
    variable_declaration_position = counter++;
}//end of declaraion if

return variable_declaration_position;

And what else besides 0 do you expect it to return?

I still suspect that the whole approach must be wrong if you search in a map like that.

i think i found another solution for the problem.
by the way tanx, so whats your suggestion in this case?

i came up wrtting this code , i used another map to store all of the statements ( lines) entered by user with its line number, now i can finally get rid of that stupid map element index!
anyways , when i try to compile this i get an error, i dont know why! maybe because i m trying to use a function im getting it !( proly im not doing it right)
the error im getting is :

error: no match for 'operator=' in 'iter = (+InputtedLines)->std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::begin [with _Key = int, _Tp = std::string, _Compare = std::less<int>, _Alloc = std::allocator<std:air<const int, std::string> >]()'|

would anyone help me correct this ?

Code:

 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>

 using namespace std;

int main()
{

       ~~;
       ~~;
        index = variable_location = Get_Variable_Location(StringCollector,tokenstr); 

return 0;
}

Code:

//in the name of God

 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>

 using namespace std;

int Get_Variable_Location(const map<int,string>& InputtedLines, string token)
{

        int index = 0;

        map<int,string>::iterator iter;

        iter = InputtedLines.begin();

         while ( iter != InputtedLines.end() )
         {
               if (  (*iter).second == token )
                {
                        index = (*iter).first;
                }

               else
                {
                        iter++;
                }
         }

return index;
        }//end of function

What kind of error?

I don't see you including the header with the declaration of that function.

Originally Posted by anon

What kind of error?

I don't see you including the header with the declaration of that function.

Error message:

Code:

error: no match for 'operator=' in 'iter = (+InputtedLines)->std::map<_Key, _Tp, _Compare, _Alloc>::begin [with _Key = int, _Tp = std::string, _Compare = std::less<int>, _Alloc = std::allocator<std::pair<const int, std::string> >]()'|

( this indicates this line:

iter = InputtedLines.begin();

)

and about declaration! its just pseudo main! i just forgot to add that!
the actual function is placed in a separate headerfile
so in main i have

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include "Get_variable_index.h"
int main()
{  

               
~~;
       ~~;
        index = variable_location = Get_Variable_Location(StringCollector,tokenstr); 
return 0;
}

there is a problem with function! what could be the cause?

The map is passed as const reference, and so the iterator should be

Code:

map<int,string>::const_iterator iter;

Originally Posted by anon

The map is passed as const reference, and so the iterator should be

Code:

map<int,string>::const_iterator iter;

thank you dear anon , thank you very much. by the way why is it obligatory to use const with iterator! should it not be optional in this case? i mean i cant figure it why the iterator must be declared as const as the map!

anyone can help me get this one? why do we have to declare a const iterator when we are dealing with a const map!? why is it obligatory ?

The difference between const_iterator and iterator is that the first allows only read access, which makes sense if the map is const and not meant to be modified.

When the map instance is const, begin() and end() methods return a const_iterator. If the container is non-const, these methods return iterator. iterator can be implicitly converted to const_iterator (you can always assign the result of begin() and end() to a const_iterator) but not the other way round.