std::map or stdex:hash_map

[Swinefeaster]

hi there, i'm trying to set up a hash map such as:

class ObserversByMessageMap :
public stdext::hash_map<messagekey,>
{};

and i've got MessageKey defined with these operators:

  bool operator==(const MessageKey& other)const;
  bool operator!=(const MessageKey& other)const;
  bool operator<(const MessageKey& other)const;
  bool operator>(const MessageKey& other)const;

  // Used for hashing.
  operator size\_t(void)const;

something doesn't work quite right however. i'm trying to do something like:

MessageObserverSet& observers = (\*m\_observersByMessageMap)\[key\];
observers.insert(observer);

but it appears that the map (either hash or map) seems to collide with a *different* key than what i expect, and therefore adds the observer to the wrong pre-existing key. i figured the operator==() is supposed to prevent that from happening, but it aint being called. instead the size_t hash is called and also the < operator, which i've defined as:

bool
MessageKey::operator<(const MessageKey& other)const
{
bool lessThan = false;

if(m_messageId <= other.m_messageId)
{
if(m_objectId < other.m_objectId)
{
lessThan = true;
}
}

return lessThan;
}

since m_objectId is a nested object. any ideas? in mfc this kind of stuff worked no problem... :(