Copy vector to vector

Question

I'm trying to copy one vector to another using `std::copy``

vector<note_name> notes =  AppSettings::getAllNotes();
copy(notes.begin(), notes.end(), song.noteList);

The function getAllNotes() returns a vector<note_name> and noteList is a public member of the same type. When I try to run I'm getting:

So I think there's some problem with the fact that the vector uses the type note_name, but I don't know how to fix it. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You need an output iterator, too. If noteList already has the required size, say:

copy(notes.begin(), notes.end(), song.noteList.begin());

If it is empty and you want to insert the copied range, #include <iterator> and say:

copy(notes.begin(), notes.end(), std::back_inserter(song.noteList));

However, as @Mike points out, it may be even simpler to say one of the following:

song.noteList = notes;                            // keep both

AppSettings::getAllNotes().swap(song.noteList);   // dispose of the temporary