Pointer to an object in a std::list

[Jordan C Atlas]

Hello, I'd like to loop over a std::list and for a given element in the list, get a pointer to that element. My code looks something like this: Object* pointerToObject; iteratorType listStart, listEnd, listIt; list objectList = getObjectList(); listStart = objectList.begin(); listEnd = objectList.end(); for(listIt = listStart; listIt != listEnd; listIt++) { pointerToObject = listIt; //This code won't compile --> but it illustrates my intention... I want to get a pointer to an object in the list... } Any ideas? Thanks! -Jordan Atlas

[PJ Arends]

pointerToObject = &(*listIt);

I think that should work. What I usually do is have the list store the pointers instead of the objects themselves. The list makes a copy of everything it stores so storing pointers means it only has to copy 4 bytes for each object while storing the object themselves means the list copies the entire object.

list<* object> objectList;

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[Jordan C Atlas]

PJ Arends wrote: pointerToObject = &(*listIt); Hey PJ, This code works! Thanks! I usually store pointers in the lists as well, but for some reason I didn't in this case. I'll have to look at the code to see why I implemented it that way. Merci, -Jordan Atlas