Visual C++ Express and STL

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None - 02 Jun 2005 21:28 GMT

Hello

Does anyone know if STL containers work with Visual C++ Express?

For example how would one correctly declare a map with a System::String as
a key and another System::String as a value? The following does not work:

std::map<System::String^, System::String^) amap;

I believe gcnew can not be used with 'unmanaged types'.

Thanks very much in advance.

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Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP] - 02 Jun 2005 21:47 GMT

> Hello
>
> Does anyone know if STL containers work with Visual C++ Express?

Yes it does.

> For example how would one correctly declare a map with a
> System::String as a key and another System::String as a value? The
> following does not work:
>
> std::map<System::String^, System::String^) amap;

You can't. Use the System::Collections::Generic::Dictionary<K,V> generic
collection instead. "STL.NET", which hasn't been released, would let you do
what you want.

-cd

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None - 02 Jun 2005 21:59 GMT

> You can't. Use the System::Collections::Generic::Dictionary<K,V>
> generic collection instead. "STL.NET", which hasn't been released,
> would let you do what you want.

Once again, thank you very much, Carl.

Take care

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