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Manfred
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Posted: 27th Jul 2008 14:14
Hello guys,

I have a std::map with a char* as key and an enum as value. If I print the values uf the enum I get the correct list from 0 to ...
But if I want to get the enum value by using the map with the key all the output values are 0.



Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong (the above listing is just the relevant part of the code)?

Thanks and best wishes.

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FERSIS
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Posted: 28th Jul 2008 20:20 Edited at: 28th Jul 2008 20:21
Manfred
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Posted: 28th Jul 2008 23:20
I found a way to get this working: Instead of using const char* as key type, I use std::string.
Well, I don't know why this doesn't work with const char*. However in this case a solution is as good as an explanation.
Enumerating the list manually doesn't solve the problem.

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IanM
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Posted: 28th Jul 2008 23:42
When you use a pointer as the index into a map, the pointers are compared against each other, not what they point to.

You've seen one alternative, but another is to write your own 'less' function and use that on the map:


(The reason for making my own copy of the string is that sometimes the compiler will detect that the strings are the same and use a single address for all of them - I wanted to ensure that didn't happen and give an accidental match)

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