How do I find an element position in std::vector?

Question

I need to find an element position in an std::vector to use it for referencing an element in another vector:

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Answer 1

Get rid of the notion of vector entirely

template< typename IT, typename VT>
int index_of(IT begin, IT end, const VT& val)
{
    int index = 0;
    for (; begin != end; ++begin)
    {
        if (*begin == val) return index;
    }
    return -1;
}

This will allow you more flexibility and let you use constructs like

int squid[] = {5,2,7,4,1,6,3,0};
int sponge[] = {4,2,4,2,4,6,2,6};
int squidlen = sizeof(squid)/sizeof(squid[0]);
int position = index_of(&squid[0], &squid[squidlen], 3);
if (position >= 0) { std::cout << sponge[position] << std::endl; }

You could also search any other container sequentially as well.