Is there other syntax for this pointer operation?

Question

This is a really basic question, but I'm not sure how to google it.

I have a pointer to a vector (or array of pointers), say

vector<int *> *p;

Is there an alternative syntax for indexing this array, other than

(*p)[i];

akin to the -> operator?

Answer 1

p->at(i) is similar but does bounds checking and throws an exception if i is out of range. Looks nicer than both your and Luchian's solutions (IMO), and is a little safer.

Answer 2

Yes -

p->operator[](i);

but it's not really better if you ask me.