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  1. #include <iostream>
  2. #include <vector>
  3.  
  4.  
  5. /**
  6.  *  This is a helper class.
  7.  *  It can be used only inside the function ListInitializer list(Args&& ...args)
  8.  *  ListInitializer list(Args&& ...args)
  9.  *  In all other cases, use it not possible
  10.  */	
  11. class ListInitializer
  12. {
  13. public:
  14.  
  15.     /**
  16.      *  Assignment operator
  17.      *	Ref-qualified forbids such things:
  18.      *	ListInitializer c(a,b);
  19.      *	c = arr;
  20.      *	You can only use this form:
  21.      *	ListInitializer(a,b) = arr;
  22.      */
  23.     ListInitializer &operator=(std::vector<std::string> &arr) && // <-- Ref-qualified
  24.     {
  25.         unsigned int min = (size < arr.size()) ? size : arr.size();
  26.         for(unsigned int i = 0; i < min; i++)
  27.         {
  28.             *parr[i] = arr[i];
  29.         }
  30.     }
  31.  
  32.     /**
  33.      *  Deleted constructors. Forbids such things:
  34.      *	list q(a,b,c,d,e),w(a,b,c,d,e);
  35.      *	w = q;
  36.      *	You can only use this form:
  37.      *	list(a,b,c,d,e) = arr;
  38.      */
  39.     ListInitializer(const ListInitializer &that) = delete;
  40.     ListInitializer() = delete;
  41.  
  42.     ~ListInitializer()
  43.     {
  44.         if(parr) delete [] parr;
  45.     }
  46.  
  47. private:
  48.     /**
  49.      *  Constructor with one argument
  50.      */
  51.     explicit ListInitializer(std::string& arg)
  52.     {
  53.         size = 1;
  54.         parr = new std::string*[1];
  55.         helper(0, arg);
  56.     }
  57.  
  58.     /**
  59.      *  Constructor with a variable (>1) number of arguments
  60.      *	You can use any number of arguments of type std::string in the constructor.
  61. 	 *	list(a,b,c,d) = arr;
  62. 	 *	list(a,b) = arr;
  63.      */
  64.     template <typename ...Args>
  65.     ListInitializer(std::string& arg0, Args&... args)
  66.     {
  67.         size = sizeof...(Args)+1;
  68.         parr = new std::string*[size];
  69.         helper(0, arg0, args...);
  70.     }
  71.  
  72. private:
  73.  
  74.     /**
  75.      *  Move constructor
  76.      */
  77.     ListInitializer(ListInitializer &&that) : parr(that.parr),size(that.size)
  78.     {
  79.     	that.parr = nullptr;
  80.     }
  81.  
  82.     /**
  83.      *  Helper method.
  84.      *	Allows to initialize the list of any number of arguments.
  85. 	 *	Alternately, one by one makes pointers to the arguments into the internal array.
  86.      */
  87.     template <typename ...Args>
  88.     void helper(int ind, std::string& arg0, Args&... args)
  89.     {
  90.         helper(ind, arg0);
  91.         helper(++ind, args...);
  92.     }
  93.  
  94.     /**
  95.      *  Helper method.
  96.      */
  97.     void helper(int ind, std::string& arg0)
  98.     {
  99.         parr[ind] = &arg0;
  100.     }
  101.  
  102.     template <typename ...Args>
  103.     friend ListInitializer list(Args& ...args);
  104.  
  105.     // Internal array of pointers to pointers to arguments
  106.     std::string **parr;
  107.     // The number of arguments with which the constructor was called
  108.     unsigned int size;
  109. };
  110.  
  111.  
  112. template <typename ...Args>
  113. ListInitializer list(Args& ...args)
  114. {
  115.     return ListInitializer(args...);
  116. }
  117.  
  118.  
  119. int main(){
  120.  
  121.     std::vector<std::string> arr{"str1","str2","str3","str4","str5","str6"};
  122.     std::string a,b,c,d,e;
  123.  
  124.     list(b) = arr;
  125.     std::cout << std::endl << a << " " << b << " " << c << " " << d << " " << e << std::endl;
  126.  
  127.     list(a,b,c,d,e) = arr;
  128.     std::cout << std::endl << a << " " << b << " " << c << " " << d << " " << e << std::endl;
  129.  
  130.     return 0;
  131. };
  132.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0s 3432KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
 str1   

str1 str2 str3 str4 str5
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language:
C++14 (gcc 8.3)
created:
10 years ago
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