From: "Hiram Berry" <burningb AT burningbridges DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: How should I use the Iterator with a map???
Date: 26 Jan 2000 13:29:37 EST
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Damian Yerrick <MYNAMEISd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comNO2CANNEDHAM> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:33:13 +0100, "Niklas Pettersson"
> <npedt97 AT student DOT vxu DOT se> wrote:

> You might get more help in comp.lang.c++. Crosspost added.
>
> >#include <string>
> >#include <map>
> >
> >struct SymbolTableEntry // Dummy.. Just to illustrate..
...
> >map<string, SymbolTableEntry *> symboltable_rep;
...
> >   map<string, SymbolTableEntry *>::iterator
i( symboltable_rep.begin() );
> >   SymbolTableEntry *current = 0;
...
> >      // ERROR HERE!!!
> >      //
> >      current = *i; // Get contents of iterator...
...
I believe the value_type for maps is std::pair<const Key,T>, so in this case
I think you need to write

current = i -> second;

in order to get the SymbolTableEntry * value.