"Cannot convert parameter" using iterator boost :: variant

Question

I want to create a function that can accept different types of iterators that store the same type of object:
The first is one std::mapthat contains shared_ptr<Foo>(typedef-ed as FooMap), and the other one std::listthat also contains shared_ptr<Foo>( FooList).

I really like the MSalters solution proposed for a similar question , and tried to implement iterators boost::variant, which the function will receive as parameters for iterating from the first to the second.

My function looks like this (completely simplified):

set<Foo> CMyClass::GetUniqueFoos(FooIterator itBegin, FooIterator itEnd)
{
    set<Foo> uniques;
    for(/**/;
        apply_visitor(do_compare(), itBegin, itEnd);  // equals "itBegin != itEnd"
        apply_visitor(do_increment(), itBegin))       // equals "++itBegin"
    {
        // Exact mechanism for determining if unique is omitted for clarity
        uniques.insert( do_dereference< shared_ptr<Foo> >(), itBegin) );
    }

    return uniques;
}

FooIterator and visitors are defined as follows:

typedef
    boost::variant<
        FooMap::const_iterator,
        FooList::const_iterator>
    FooIterator;

struct do_compare : boost::static_visitor<bool>
{
    bool operator() (
        const FooMap::const_iterator & a,
        const FooMap::const_iterator & b) const
    { return a != b; }

    bool operator() (
        const FooList::const_iterator & a,
        const FooList::const_iterator & b) const
    { return a != b; }
};

struct do_increment: boost::static_visitor<void>
{
    template<typename T>
    void operator()( T& t ) const
    { ++t; }
};

template< typename Reference >
struct do_dereference: boost::static_visitor<Reference>
{
    template<typename T>
    Reference operator()( const T& t ) const
    { return *t; }
};

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VS2008 ( 160, , , , If - ):

1>c:\boost\boost\variant\detail\apply_visitor_binary.hpp(63) :
 error C2664: 'bool CMyClass::do_compare::operator ()(
 const std::list<_Ty>::_Const_iterator<_Secure_validation> &,
 const std::list<_Ty>::_Const_iterator<_Secure_validation> &) const' :
 cannot convert parameter 1 from 'T0' to
 'const std::list<_Ty>::_Const_iterator<_Secure_validation> &'
1>        with
1>        [
1>            _Ty=shared_ptr<Foo>,
1>            _Secure_validation=true
1>        ]
1>        Reason: cannot convert from 'T0' to 'const std::list<_Ty>::_Const_iterator<_Secure_validation>'
1>        with
1>        [
1>            _Ty=shared_ptr<Foo>,
1>            _Secure_validation=true
1>        ]
1>        No user-defined-conversion operator available that can perform this conversion, or the operator cannot be called
1>        c:\boost\boost\variant\variant.hpp(806) : see reference to function template instantiation 'bool boost::detail::variant::apply_visitor_binary_invoke<Visitor,Value1>::operator ()<T>(Value2 &)' being compiled
1>        with
1>        [
1>            Visitor=const CMyClass::do_compare,
1>            Value1=T0,
1>            T=T1,
1>            Value2=T1
1>        ]
[...]

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Answer 1

, _ do_compare. Remeber, , , FooList:: const_iterator FooMap:: const_iterator. , - FooMap:: const_iterator FooList:: const_iterator.

:

struct do_compare : boost::static_visitor<bool>
{
    bool operator() (
        const FooMap::const_iterator & a,
        const FooMap::const_iterator & b) const
    { return a != b; }

    bool operator() (
        const FooList::const_iterator & a,
        const FooList::const_iterator & b) const
    { return a != b; }

    bool operator() (
        const FooMap::const_iterator & a,
        const FooList::const_iterator & b) const
    { return false; }

    bool operator() (
        const FooList::const_iterator & a,
        const FooMap::const_iterator & b) const
    { return false; }
};

:

template <typename A, typename B>
bool operator() (
    const A & a,
    const B & b) const
{ return false; }

template <typename A>
bool operator() (
    const A & a,
    const A & b) const
{ return a != b; }

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