Which vector address is safer?

Question

Assuming a function needs a pointer to a vector of type T but when I have only a vector of vector of type T(type is not guaranteed to be a POD), is this

std::vector<std::vector<T>> input;
auto selectedVectorPtr=&input[j];

safer than this

std::vector<std::vector<T>> input;
auto selectedVectorPtr=&(input[j]);

also assuming input's scope doesn't end until that function which takes selectedVectorPtr as parameter.

My concerns(/misconceptions) are:

• does () create any temporary object? So is taking address of it is bad?
• does operator overloading of & or [] on type T have any effect on changing priority of operator precedence?
• what if vector(or both) is resized after getting address?

Answer 1

operator[] has higher precedence then operator& (postfix operators have the highest precedence), so it is evaluated first here, no parenthesis needed. There is no difference between &input[j] and &(input[j]) here.

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Alternative simpler syntax:

auto selectedVectorPtr = input.data() + j;

No need for std::addressof here either.