Pointer to iterator is not properly working

[Putarda]

So when I do this

auto iterator = listeners_[event->type].begin();

		while (iterator != listeners_[event->type].end()) {

			iterator->function(event);

			updateEvents(event->type, &iterator);//this will ++it

		}

		std::list<Listener>::iterator* iterator_point = &iterator;

		iterator_point->//there is no Listener's memembers (name, id...) 

Pointer to iterator doesn't shows any of the Listener's members.

[Peter87]

You need to dereference the pointer first.

(*iterator_point)->

[Putarda]

And also how can I increment iterator's pointer?
iterator++ and (*iterator)++ doesn't work.

[Peter87]

The iterator is already pointing to the end so it is not possible to go any further.

[Putarda]

I don't understand. My iterator is stuck at first element.
In 'updateEvents' method, is this code that doesn't work:
*iterator++

[Peter87]

OK, I thought it was after the loop as it appears in the code.

If the pointer is called iterator_point you can increment the iterator by doing (*iterator_point)++.

[Putarda]

I already tried that and nothing. Btw your first answer works for Listener's members.

[Peter87]

Nothing what? It's difficult guess what the problem is without seeing the code.

[Putarda]

I know iterator is stuck at first element because cout is printing the first initialized element over and over. And just ignore logical code, we are focusing on incrementing iterator.

	void EventManager::updateEvents(sf::Event::EventType event_type, std::list<Listener>::iterator* iterator) {

		initializeListenerUpdates(event_type, iterator);

	}

	void EventManager::initializeListenerUpdates(sf::Event::EventType event_type, std::list<Listener>::iterator* iterator) {
		std::cout << (*iterator)->name << std::endl;

		for (auto& listener_update : listener_updates_) {

			if (listener_update.to_remove_ && containsListener(listener_update.event_type, listener_update.name)) {

				bool match = false;

				if (listener_update.event_type == event_type && (*iterator)->name == listener_update.name) {

					match = true;

					(*iterator)++;

				}

				if (listeners_[listener_update.event_type].size() <= 1) {

					listeners_.erase(listener_update.event_type);

					continue;
				}

				deleteListener(listener_update.event_type, listener_update.name);

				if (!match) (*iterator)++;

			} else if (!listener_update.to_remove_ && !containsListener(listener_update.event_type, listener_update.name)) {

				(*iterator)++;

				if (listeners_.find(listener_update.event_type) == listeners_.end()) {

					std::list<Listener> event_type_functions_list;

					event_type_functions_list.push_back(Listener(listener_update.name, listener_update.function));

					listeners_[listener_update.event_type] = event_type_functions_list;

				} else {

					if (containsListener(listener_update.event_type, listener_update.name)) return;

					listeners_[listener_update.event_type].push_back(Listener(listener_update.name, listener_update.function));

				}

			}

		}

		listener_updates_.clear();

	}

[Peter87]

If the iterator is not incremented it's probably because none of the (*iterator)++; statements are being executed.

[Putarda]

You are right, the problem is somewhere in logic. Thank you very much! I wish this site had an like button or something like that.