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Advantages of std::for_each over for loop

Are there any advantages of std::for_each over for loop? To me, std::for_each only seems to hinder …

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C++ Double Address Operator? (&&)

I'm reading STL source code and I have no idea what && address operator is supposed to do. Here …

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Copy map values to vector in STL

Working my way through Effective STL at the moment. Item 5 suggests that it's usually preferable to use range member functions …

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Is std::vector copying the objects with a push_back?

After a lot of investigations with valgrind, I've made the conclusion that std::vector makes a copy of an object …

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Case insensitive std::string.find()

I am using std::string's find() method to test if a string is a substring of another. Now I need …

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How can I use std::maps with user-defined types as key?

I'm wondering why I can't use STL maps with user-defined classes. When I compile the code below, I get the …

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Can't include C++ headers like vector in Android NDK

When I try to include any C++ class like vector in my Android NDK project (using NDK r5b, the …

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How to avoid memory leaks when using a vector of pointers to dynamically allocated objects in C++?

I'm using a vector of pointers to objects. These objects are derived from a base class, and are being dynamically …

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How to increment an iterator by 2?

Can anybody tell me how to increment the iterator by 2? iter++ is available - do I have to do iter+2? …

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When vectors are allocated, do they use memory on the heap or the stack?

Are all of the following statements true? vector<Type> vect; //allocates vect on stack and each of the …

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