class Ptr {
   //...
   X * operator->();
};

void f(Ptr p ) {
   p->m = 10 ; // (p.operator->())->m = 10
}

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

// Consider an actual class.
class Obj {
   static int i, j;

public:
   void f() const { cout << i++ << endl; }
   void g() const { cout << j++ << endl; }
};

// Static member definitions:
int Obj::i = 10;
int Obj::j = 12;

// Implement a container for the above class
class ObjContainer {
   vector<Obj*> a;

   public:
      void add(Obj* obj) { 
         a.push_back(obj);  // call vector's standard method.
      }
      friend class SmartPointer;
};

// implement smart pointer to access member of Obj class.
class SmartPointer {
   ObjContainer oc;
   int index;

   public:
      SmartPointer(ObjContainer& objc) { 
         oc = objc;
         index = 0;
      }

      // Return value indicates end of list:
      bool operator++() { // Prefix version 
         if(index >= oc.a.size()) return false;
         if(oc.a[++index] == 0) return false;
         return true;
      }

      bool operator++(int) { // Postfix version 
         return operator++();
      }

      // overload operator->
      Obj* operator->() const {
         if(!oc.a[index]) {
            cout << "Zero value";
            return (Obj*)0;
         }

         return oc.a[index];
      }
};

int main() {
   const int sz = 10;
   Obj o[sz];
   ObjContainer oc;

   for(int i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
      oc.add(&o[i]);
   }

   SmartPointer sp(oc); // Create an iterator
   do {
      sp->f(); // smart pointer call
      sp->g();
   } while(sp++);

   return 0;
}

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