unordered_set for ROS messages
This is more a C++ than a ROS question, however the main point I want to ask about is related to ROS (I think).
I'd like to create a std::unordered_set
for geometry_msgs::msg::Point
. However, as I understand from How can I use a C++ unordered_set for a custom class, I'd need to define my own hash function.
To use std::unordered_set
with a ROS message, what necessary functionality should go into the hash function?
I'm no expert on hash tables and hash functions and I'm not sure if lifting a generic hash function from somewhere is a good idea. This StackOverFlow answer states the ==
operator has to be defined that is "consistent with your hash function". So I guess that means two components are needed: i) hash function, ii) defining ==
, which is also in line with another answer but for std::unordered_map
.
I'm looking for some advice on setting up whatever needs to be set up so that I can create std::unordered_set<geometry_msgs::msg::Point>
.
Thanks!
Asked by abhishek47 on 2021-07-28 13:57:53 UTC
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