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vector::data no longer returns a raw pointerSection: 23.3.13.4 [vector.data] Status: C++11 Submitter: Alisdair Meredith Opened: 2010-02-07 Last modified: 2016-01-28
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
The original intent of vector::data was to match array::data
in providing a simple API with direct access to the contiguous buffer of
elements that could be passed to a "classic" C API. At some point, the return
type became the 'pointer' typedef, which is not derived from the
allocator via allocator traits - it is no longer specified to precisely
T *. The return type of this function should be corrected to no longer
use the typedef.
[ 2010-02-10 Moved to Tentatively Ready after 5 positive votes on c++std-lib. ]
Proposed resolution:
23.3.13 [vector]
Update the class definition in p2:
/ 23.3.6.3 data accesspointerT * data();const_pointerconst T * data() const;
23.3.13.4 [vector.data]
Adjust signatures:
pointerT * data();const_pointerconst T * data() const;