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n0nsensical · 11-30-2005, 03:48 PM

I thought the STL vector was just an interface and each STL implementation of vector could theoretically be different. What I'm getting at is I don't see any reason why the elements of a vector couldn't be stored in contiguous memory, though actual implementations would find better ways. That wouldn't stop it from being resized because it could simply allocate a larger block of contiguous memory and copy the existing elements over to it. So are you talking about a spec or definition somewhere that says this or the de facto way of implementing it?

11-30-2005, 03:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
n0nsensical Junkie Location: San Francisco	I thought the STL vector was just an interface and each STL implementation of vector could theoretically be different. What I'm getting at is I don't see any reason why the elements of a vector couldn't be stored in contiguous memory, though actual implementations would find better ways. That wouldn't stop it from being resized because it could simply allocate a larger block of contiguous memory and copy the existing elements over to it. So are you talking about a spec or definition somewhere that says this or the de facto way of implementing it? __________________ "Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded." --Abraham Lincoln Last edited by n0nsensical; 11-30-2005 at 03:53 PM..