Collection::FindPtr

Section: ET++ method description (n)
Updated: automatically Fri Mar 1 10:57:30 1991
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NAME

Collection::FindPtr - instance method  

TEMPLATE

foundObject = ObjPtr FindPtr(ObjPtr anObject)  

SPECIFIERS

public virtual  

DESCRIPTION

If there is an element of the receiver identical to anObject, this element is returned. Otherwise, 0 is returned.
In constract to Find, anObject can be of arbitrary dynamic type.
Collection::FindPtr has a default implementation.
See also method Find. Method is rarely overridden.  

ARGUMENTS

ObjPtr anObject

 

RETURN ARGUMENT

ObjPtr foundObject
 

CATEGORIES

accessing, client interface, overrider interface

 

FIRST DEFINITION

class Collection  

FILES

implementation:
Collection.C

 

KNOWN PROBLEMS

Set's current implementation is not correct.
Except for the classes explicitly treating the pointer to an element as key (IdSet and IdDictionary), there is no reason to override FindPtr.


 

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NAME
TEMPLATE
SPECIFIERS
DESCRIPTION
ARGUMENTS
RETURN ARGUMENT
CATEGORIES
FIRST DEFINITION
FILES
KNOWN PROBLEMS

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