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42 <p> 43 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> 44 </p> 45 </td> 46<td> 47 <p> 48 A type that is a model of <a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html" title="Single Pass Range">Single 49 Pass Range</a>. 50 </p> 51 </td> 52</tr> 53<tr> 54<td> 55 <p> 56 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code> 57 </p> 58 </td> 59<td> 60 <p> 61 Object of type X. 62 </p> 63 </td> 64</tr> 65</tbody> 66</table></div> 67<h5> 68<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h1"></a> 69 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.description"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.description">Description</a> 70 </h5> 71<p> 72 A range <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">X</span></code> where <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> is a model of <a href="../../../../../../libs/iterator/doc/new-iter-concepts.html#singls-pass-iterators-lib-single-pass-iterators" target="_top">Single 73 Pass Iterator</a>. 74 </p> 75<h5> 76<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h2"></a> 77 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.associated_types"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.associated_types">Associated 78 types</a> 79 </h5> 80<div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 81<colgroup> 82<col> 83<col> 84<col> 85</colgroup> 86<thead><tr></tr></thead> 87<tbody> 88<tr> 89<td> 90 <p> 91 Iterator type 92 </p> 93 </td> 94<td> 95 <p> 96 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> 97 </p> 98 </td> 99<td> 100 <p> 101 The type of iterator used to iterate through a Range's elements. 102 The iterator's value type is expected to be the Range's value type. 103 A conversion from the iterator type to the <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">const</span></code> 104 iterator type must exist. 105 </p> 106 </td> 107</tr> 108<tr> 109<td> 110 <p> 111 Const iterator type 112 </p> 113 </td> 114<td> 115 <p> 116 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> 117 </p> 118 </td> 119<td> 120 <p> 121 A type of iterator that may be used to examine, but not to modify, 122 a Range's elements. 123 </p> 124 </td> 125</tr> 126</tbody> 127</table></div> 128<h5> 129<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h3"></a> 130 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.valid_expressions"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.valid_expressions">Valid 131 expressions</a> 132 </h5> 133<p> 134 The following expressions must be valid. 135 </p> 136<div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 137<colgroup> 138<col> 139<col> 140<col> 141</colgroup> 142<thead><tr> 143<th> 144 <p> 145 Name 146 </p> 147 </th> 148<th> 149 <p> 150 Expression 151 </p> 152 </th> 153<th> 154 <p> 155 Return type 156 </p> 157 </th> 158</tr></thead> 159<tbody> 160<tr> 161<td> 162 <p> 163 Beginning of range 164 </p> 165 </td> 166<td> 167 <p> 168 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 169 </p> 170 </td> 171<td> 172 <p> 173 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code> 174 is mutable, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> 175 <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> otherwise 176 </p> 177 </td> 178</tr> 179<tr> 180<td> 181 <p> 182 End of range 183 </p> 184 </td> 185<td> 186 <p> 187 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 188 </p> 189 </td> 190<td> 191 <p> 192 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code> 193 is mutable, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">range_iterator</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">const</span> 194 <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">type</span></code> otherwise 195 </p> 196 </td> 197</tr> 198</tbody> 199</table></div> 200<h5> 201<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h4"></a> 202 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.expression_semantics"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.expression_semantics">Expression 203 semantics</a> 204 </h5> 205<div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 206<colgroup> 207<col> 208<col> 209<col> 210</colgroup> 211<thead><tr> 212<th> 213 <p> 214 Expression 215 </p> 216 </th> 217<th> 218 <p> 219 Semantics 220 </p> 221 </th> 222<th> 223 <p> 224 Postcondition 225 </p> 226 </th> 227</tr></thead> 228<tbody> 229<tr> 230<td> 231 <p> 232 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 233 </p> 234 </td> 235<td> 236 <p> 237 Returns an iterator pointing to the first element in the Range. 238 </p> 239 </td> 240<td> 241 <p> 242 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 243 is either dereferenceable or past-the-end. It is past-the-end if 244 and only if <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">0</span></code>. 245 </p> 246 </td> 247</tr> 248<tr> 249<td> 250 <p> 251 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 252 </p> 253 </td> 254<td> 255 <p> 256 Returns an iterator pointing one past the last element in the Range. 257 </p> 258 </td> 259<td> 260 <p> 261 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 262 is past-the-end. 263 </p> 264 </td> 265</tr> 266</tbody> 267</table></div> 268<h5> 269<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h5"></a> 270 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.complexity_guarantees"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.complexity_guarantees">Complexity 271 guarantees</a> 272 </h5> 273<p> 274 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> is at most amortized linear time, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> is amortized 275 constant time. For most practical purposes, one can expect both to be amortized 276 constant time. 277 </p> 278<h5> 279<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h6"></a> 280 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.invariants"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.invariants">Invariants</a> 281 </h5> 282<div class="informaltable"><table class="table"> 283<colgroup> 284<col> 285<col> 286</colgroup> 287<thead><tr></tr></thead> 288<tbody> 289<tr> 290<td> 291 <p> 292 Valid range 293 </p> 294 </td> 295<td> 296 <p> 297 For any Range <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code>, 298 <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">),</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">))</span></code> is a valid range, that is, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> 299 is reachable from <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span></code> in a finite number of increments. 300 </p> 301 </td> 302</tr> 303<tr> 304<td> 305 <p> 306 Completeness 307 </p> 308 </td> 309<td> 310 <p> 311 An algorithm that iterates through the range <code class="computeroutput"><span class="special">[</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">),</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">))</span></code> 312 will pass through every element of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">a</span></code>. 313 </p> 314 </td> 315</tr> 316</tbody> 317</table></div> 318<h5> 319<a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.h7"></a> 320 <span class="phrase"><a name="range.concepts.single_pass_range.see_also"></a></span><a class="link" href="single_pass_range.html#range.concepts.single_pass_range.see_also">See 321 also</a> 322 </h5> 323<p> 324 <a class="link" href="../reference/extending.html" title="Extending the library">Extending the library for UDTs</a> 325 </p> 326<p> 327 <a class="link" href="../reference/concept_implementation/semantics/metafunctions.html" title="Metafunctions">Implementation 328 of metafunctions</a> 329 </p> 330<p> 331 <a class="link" href="../reference/concept_implementation/semantics/functions.html" title="Functions">Implementation 332 of functions</a> 333 </p> 334<p> 335 <a href="http://www.sgi.com/Technology/STL/Container.html" target="_top">Container</a> 336 </p> 337</div> 338<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> 339<td align="left"></td> 340<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2003-2010 Thorsten Ottosen, 341 Neil Groves<p> 342 Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 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