I would like to see in a future version of C++ extensions to the usage of
pointer to member items to make them more usable.

// The following example shows pm usages not in current standard
class inner
{
  public:
  int i1, i2;
};

class outer
{
  inner in;
  int ia[10];
};

int main()
{
  ...
  int outer::* pm1 = &outer::ia[1];    // Element of array
  int outer::* pm2 = &outer::in.i1;    // Member of member
  ...
  pm1++;                       // pointer to member arithmetic (within
array)
  ...
}

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sachs@fnal.gov ("David Sachs") writes:

>   int outer::* pm2 = &outer::in.i1;    // Member of member

Perhaps you would like pointer-to-member composition, too:

  inner outer::* pm3 = &outer::in;
  int inner::* pm4 = &inner::i1;

  int outer::* pm5 = &pm3->in;
  int outer::* pm6 = &(pm3->*pm4);
  int outer::* pm7 = &(outer::in.*pm4);

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