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"I've been using this 'holder' approach for years." (Alex Mosteo, in another thread)

Me too. But I've got proof :-)

http://www.liaad.up.pt/~maa/no_pointers/page_n230.html

(example application => http://www.liaad.up.pt/~maa/no_pointers/page_n153_with_notes.html)

Maybe this time they'll recall our names when writing the acknowledgements section of RM 2012...

"... the simplest way is to make your own with any other of the standard containers..." (Alex)

Curiously enough, exactly how I proposed it.

http://www.liaad.up.pt/~maa/no_pointers/page_n210_with_notes.html

(Kind of like String types should be implemented as Vector containers. Bring a sense of balance to the universe.)