assigning multiple elements to a vector?

[bpw1621]

Does anyone know whether there is a way to assign multiple copies of an element to the end of an STL vector? I mean succintly ... of course you can use a for loop and the push_back function ... is there a way to assign multiple copies of a element to the end of a pre-existing vector though? I thought the assign function did that but it over writes what is already in it. Any help appreciated as usual ...

(btw: does anyone post replies on this forum other than Danny? I would but I'm afraid I don't know enough to be helpful w/ most of the posts I read)

[Danny]

Does anyone know whether there is a way to assign multiple copies of an element to the end of an STL vector? I mean succintly ... of course you can use a for loop and the push_back function ... is there a way to assign multiple copies of a element to the end of a pre-existing vector though? I thought the assign function did that but it over writes what is already in it. Any help appreciated as usual ...

You probably mean assign()? Look at this member function. It has severa overloaded versions but the bottom line is this: it assigns to a sequence of elements in a vector (or a similar container) at once. Another technique is using stream iterators but it's not as intuitive as calling assign(). See:
http://www.devx.com/getHelpOn/10MinuteSolution/20410

(btw: does anyone post replies on this forum other than Danny? I would but I'm afraid I don't know enough to be helpful w/ most of the posts I read)

Of course there are other people replying; it's just that I have to have the last word;) Seriously, there are many regular members here who post replies every day.

[jonnin]

I dunno I take a crack at helping when I can but am no guru. I just hope I help more often than not...