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Hi!

Why is it that for a (dereferencable) iterator i in STL you can do:

 (*i).method();

but you can't do:

 i->method();

????

 Yours,
 Gerald
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Gerald Loeffler
PhD student in Theoretical Biochemistry

EMail: gl@mdy.univie.ac.at
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#include "fancy_ASCII_picture"
#include "funny_statement"
#include "standard_disclaimer"

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