[AlbertB]

I'm not sure if this is the place to expect some help on this sort of topic but does anyone have experience in using M$ STL <list> and <stack> implementations?

I want a way to read all of the elements of a list, (each of which are multi-data element classes), and can only see a very complex procedure to do it.

I can transfer the data from the element on the back of the list into a dummy element, item by item. Pop the back element, and push the dummy copy onto the front. Repeat this for every element and the list is back where it started.

I cannot find anything helpful in the Help file, but I cannot believe there is no function defined to simply read, or even pop and retrieve, the element at the back, (or front).

Eventually I will need to do this sort of thing with a stack too, and if it can't be done simply for a list .......

Frustrating!!!

[AlbertB]

Sorry to be a pain but my problem is solved. Functions like "back" and "front" return a copy of the whole data structure of the class of which the list comprises. So with a dummy object of that class something like

dummy_Object = list.back()

simply transfers all of the data from the object in the list to my dummy. Then I can simply "pop_back()" and "push_front( dummy_Object )".

Much simpler than I had first thought.

Is this the first time some plonker has posted a problem and written his own solution 5 minutes later?

Got to get my tech count up somehow I suppose.