Hello Neil!

Replying to a message of Neil Heller to Jasen Betts:

 JB>> AFAICT linked lists aren't really needed unless you're planning on
 JB>> inserting into them, or making individual deletions....

 NH> I've found that a linked list works great for passing information for 
 NH> which the number of items can't be known before-hand.

The one time I could choose any method of passing arguments I wanted, where
the sizes could not be known ahead of time, I used the Standard Template
Library.  Then I could pass references/pointers to vectors,
lists, etc., depending on what made the most sense for the way we
retrieved and used the data.

You get most of the speed benefits of an array with a vector, with most of
the flexibility of a linked list.  Of course, if you need all of the
flexibility of a linked list, or more speed while inserting in the middle
of the container, you can just swap "vector" with
"list", and you're done!

Darin
C_PLUSPLUS moderator
dmcbride{at}tower.to.org

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