Converting Between std::bitset and std::vector<bool>

Question

I have a std::bitset but now I want to use an STL algorithm on it.

I could have used std::vector<bool> instead, but I like std::bitset's constructor and I want std::bitset's bitwise operations.

Do I have to go through a loop and stuff everything in a std::vector<bool> to use STL algorithms, and then copy that back to the std::bitset, or is there a better way?

Answer 1

If you do not want to write loops using the operator[] of the bitset, then you might try using bitset::to_string() to convert the bitset to a string of '1' and '0'. Since C++11, you can actually choose different characters than those two, so you could actually choose '\0' and '\1'.

Are you sure bitset is the optimal type for your task?