1 files changed, 32 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/ref_vector.hpp b/host/include/uhd/types/ref_vector.hpp
index efd4b8f89..0ae301647 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/ref_vector.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/ref_vector.hpp
@@ -29,30 +29,54 @@ namespace uhd{
  */
 template <typename T> class ref_vector{
 public:
-    //! Create a reference vector from a pointer and size
-    template <typename Ptr> ref_vector(Ptr *ptr, size_t size = 1):
-        _mem(T(ptr)), _size(size)
+    /*!
+     * Create a reference vector of size 1 from a pointer.
+     * Therefore: rv[0] == ptr and rv.size() == 1
+     * \param ptr a pointer to a chunk of memory
+     */
+    template <typename Ptr> ref_vector(Ptr *ptr):
+        _ptr(T(ptr)), _mem(_mem_t(&_ptr)), _size(1)
     {
         /* NOP */
     }
 
-    //! Create a reference vector from a std::vector container
-    template <typename Range> ref_vector(const Range &range):
-        _mem(T(range.front())), _size(range.size())
+    /*!
+     * Create a reference vector from a std::vector container.
+     * Therefore: rv[n] == vec[n] and rv.size() == vec.size()
+     * \param range a const reference to an std::vector
+     */
+    template <typename Vector> ref_vector(const Vector &vec):
+        _ptr(T()), _mem(_mem_t(&vec.front())), _size(vec.size())
     {
         /* NOP */
     }
 
+    /*!
+     * Create a reference vector from a pointer and a length
+     * Therefore: rv[n] == mem[n] and rv.size() == len
+     * \param mem a pointer to an array of pointers
+     * \param len the length of the array of pointers
+     */
+    ref_vector(const T *mem, size_t len):
+        _ptr(T()), _mem(_mem_t(mem)), _size(len)
+    {
+        /* NOP */
+    }
+
+    //! Index operator gets the value of rv[index]
     const T &operator[](size_t index) const{
-        return (&_mem)[index];
+        return _mem[index];
     }
 
+    //! The number of elements in this container
     size_t size(void) const{
         return _size;
     }
 
 private:
-    const T      _mem;
+    const T      _ptr;
+    typedef T*   _mem_t;
+    const _mem_t _mem;
     const size_t _size;
 };