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In C++11 I use std::next because If I want to change vector to list, I dont have to change the rest of code.



For list, std::next is O(n), because I need to iterate all elements. But how is it for a vector? I have found this note on cppreference:




However, if InputIt or ForwardIt additionally meets the requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator, complexity is constant.




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    "Constant" means O(1).

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    I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

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    @MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

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In C++11 I use std::next because If I want to change vector to list, I dont have to change the rest of code.



For list, std::next is O(n), because I need to iterate all elements. But how is it for a vector? I have found this note on cppreference:




However, if InputIt or ForwardIt additionally meets the requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator, complexity is constant.




Does vector meet these requirements? And why "Legacy"?










share|improve this question



















  • 13





    "Constant" means O(1).

    – Some programmer dude
    Apr 9 at 7:03






  • 1





    I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

    – Martin Perry
    Apr 9 at 7:04







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    @MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

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In C++11 I use std::next because If I want to change vector to list, I dont have to change the rest of code.



For list, std::next is O(n), because I need to iterate all elements. But how is it for a vector? I have found this note on cppreference:




However, if InputIt or ForwardIt additionally meets the requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator, complexity is constant.




Does vector meet these requirements? And why "Legacy"?










share|improve this question
















In C++11 I use std::next because If I want to change vector to list, I dont have to change the rest of code.



For list, std::next is O(n), because I need to iterate all elements. But how is it for a vector? I have found this note on cppreference:




However, if InputIt or ForwardIt additionally meets the requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator, complexity is constant.




Does vector meet these requirements? And why "Legacy"?







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    "Constant" means O(1).

    – Some programmer dude
    Apr 9 at 7:03






  • 1





    I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

    – Martin Perry
    Apr 9 at 7:04







  • 4





    @MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

    – Some programmer dude
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  • 13





    "Constant" means O(1).

    – Some programmer dude
    Apr 9 at 7:03






  • 1





    I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

    – Martin Perry
    Apr 9 at 7:04







  • 4





    @MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

    – Some programmer dude
    Apr 9 at 7:06








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"Constant" means O(1).

– Some programmer dude
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"Constant" means O(1).

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I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

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I know that, but I dont know If it aplies to vector, since I dont understand LegacyRandomAccessIterator. Why Legacy?

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@MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

– Some programmer dude
Apr 9 at 7:06






@MartinPerry Follow the link? In the page you pull the quote from, the word "LegacyRandomAccessIterator" is a link to an explanation about it. And for vectors, iterators are (legacy) random-access iterators (as you should be able to find out in the std::vector reference).

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There is a plan of adding concepts (compile time type constraints) in C++20. The new standard is supposed to contain concepts like InputIterator or RandomAccessIterator. To distinguish between the concepts and the old trait-like requirements cppreference uses LegacyRandomAccessIterator and so on for pre-concept requirements and RandomAccessIterator and so for concept requirements.



And so yes, std::vector::iterator meets requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator and actually will be fulfilling RandomAccessIterator concept as well. This leads straight to conclusion that std::next called on vector::iterator has complexity O(1).






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    https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector



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    And why "Legacy"?




    The existing iterators have been renamed "legacy" because of the upcoming C++ library feature called ranges, which is a replacement for the current approach. Ranges will have new iterators. The existing ones will still be there, thus they're called "legacy."






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          And so yes, std::vector::iterator meets requirements of LegacyRandomAccessIterator and actually will be fulfilling RandomAccessIterator concept as well. This leads straight to conclusion that std::next called on vector::iterator has complexity O(1).






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          There is a plan of adding concepts (compile time type constraints) in C++20. The new standard is supposed to contain concepts like InputIterator or RandomAccessIterator. To distinguish between the concepts and the old trait-like requirements cppreference uses LegacyRandomAccessIterator and so on for pre-concept requirements and RandomAccessIterator and so for concept requirements.



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              And why "Legacy"?




              The existing iterators have been renamed "legacy" because of the upcoming C++ library feature called ranges, which is a replacement for the current approach. Ranges will have new iterators. The existing ones will still be there, thus they're called "legacy."






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                And why "Legacy"?




                The existing iterators have been renamed "legacy" because of the upcoming C++ library feature called ranges, which is a replacement for the current approach. Ranges will have new iterators. The existing ones will still be there, thus they're called "legacy."






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                  And why "Legacy"?




                  The existing iterators have been renamed "legacy" because of the upcoming C++ library feature called ranges, which is a replacement for the current approach. Ranges will have new iterators. The existing ones will still be there, thus they're called "legacy."






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                  Quote: "iterator LegacyRandomAccessIterator"




                  And why "Legacy"?




                  The existing iterators have been renamed "legacy" because of the upcoming C++ library feature called ranges, which is a replacement for the current approach. Ranges will have new iterators. The existing ones will still be there, thus they're called "legacy."







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