ShareManager::getInstance()->getDirectories();

[Xerpher]

Basically what I would like to understand, is how DC++ gets all the directories shared from the xml file using...

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ShareManager::getInstance()->getDirectories();

I traced it to this...

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StringList ShareManager::getDirectories() {
   RLock l(cs);

   StringList tmp;
   tmp.reserve(directories.size());
   for(Directory::MapIter i = directories.begin(); i != directories.end(); ++i) {
      tmp.push_back(i->first);
   }
   return tmp;
}

But I don't understand how that returns a list of the directories from the xml file, I understand how it returns the data, just not how Directory::MapIter works.

So if anyone can explain to me how ShareManager::getInstance()->getDirectories(); gets the directories, not the actual data, just the directory list from the xml file, I'd be greatful. Thanks.

[sarf]

Well, ummm... the ShareManager retrieves the shared directories from the DCPlusPlus.xml file when the file have been loaded. It then creates a list which contains the directories and files in the shared directories.

The MapIter is a Map Iterator, and it goes through all the "base" shared directories and adds them to the StringList.

Ehh... I hope this clarifies things a bit (but I expect that it will not).

Sarf
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[Xerpher]

It did partially help me, but now, may I ask what exactly is a Map Iterator? I'm fairly new to programming and am very curious

[GargoyleMT]

It did partially help me, but now, may I ask what exactly is a Map Iterator? I'm fairly new to programming and am very curious

Exactly? Well, an iterator is a term from the Standard Template Library. (STL). SGI has a good reference here: http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/stl_index.html

[Xerpher]

Thanks, that helps