STL like container typedef shortcut?

Question

A common pattern with STL containers is this:

map map;
for(map::iterator iter = map.begin(); iter != map.end(); ++iter)
{
  .         


        

Answer 1

A future version of the C++ standard (known as C++0x) will introduce a new use for the auto keyword, allowing you to write something like the following:

map map;
for(auto iter = map.begin(); iter != map.end(); ++iter)
{
  ...
}