Re: Template to insert into a map? Is this really necessary?

From:
"Jim Langston" <tazmaster@rocketmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 19:09:03 -0700
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"Old Wolf" <oldwolf@inspire.net.nz> wrote in message
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On Jul 5, 12:49 pm, "Jim Langston" <tazmas...@rocketmail.com> wrote:

template<class K, class D>
D& InsertToMap( K& Key, D& Data, std::map<K, D>& Map )

The usage:

DropdownBox& ThisBox = InsertToMap( std::string("RoteDots"),
        DropdownBox(Parent, IDC_RoteDots ), Dropdowns );


This is an error; you can't bind a temporary to
a non-const reference. Either switch your compiler
to conforming mode, or post your exact code.


Dang, I forgot to change from Warning level 3 to Warning level 4 when I
created this project. With W4 it does indeed say it's non conforming. Hmm.

Also, why would you want to return a reference
to the input data. It doesn't make any logical
sense to do anything with it once a copy of it
has been put into the map.


Because I am creating the instance in the map, then I need to do things with
it (add entries, etc..).
I.E.
    DropdownBox& RoteDots = InsertToMap( Dropdowns, std::string("RoteDots"),
DropdownBox( Parent, IDC_RoteDots ) );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "0" );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "1" );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "2" );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "3" );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "4" );
    RoteDots.AddEntry( "5" );

which even though still a bit ugly, is better than the first one


You seem to have omitted trying:
 Dropdowns.insert( std::make_pair(
   std::string("RoteDots"), DropDownBox( Parent, IDC_RoteDots ) ) );

(the whole point of std::make_pair is that you do
not explicitly specify the template parameters).


I can fix that in my template.

If you dont mind using a function then the obvious is
(replace Ddmap with the typedef you've defined for
your map):
 void insert_dropdown( Ddmap &map,
   Ddmap::key_type const &key, Ddmap::value_type const &value )
 {
   map.insert( std::make_pair(key, value) );
 }

and then call:
 insert_map( Dropdowns, "RoteDots, DropDownBox(foo,bar) );

You could even go as far as:
 void insert_dropdown( Ddmap &map,
   Ddmap::key_type const &key, Foo *foo, Bar *bar )
 {
   map.insert( std::make_pair(key, DropdownBox(foo,bar)) );
 }


Well, without the need to retrieve a reference to the added entry, it is
eaiser by a lot of ways, but I need to retrieve a reference to the entry
just added.

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