[boost] Re: carray, some remarks:

From: Nicolai Josuttis (nicolai.josuttis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-03 13:32:21

Darin Adler wrote:
> 
> Name suggestions:
> 
>     My favorite of the ones already mentioned: array.
>     Names I like: fixed_size_vector, sized_vector.
>     Other variations: fixed_size_array, fixed_vector, fixed_array,
>                       sized_array
> 
seems that array is the winner...

> > In addition, he introduces op==, op<, swap(), and reverse iterators.
> 
> Those are good additions. I'd want to include a few other things that are in
> both vector and deque in the class for a little more flexibility in generic
> programs:
> 
>     assign();
>     empty(); // true for zero-sized instances
>     at();
>     front();
>     back();
>     operators !=, >, >=, <=
> 
OK, no problem.

> I'd also like to have a nice way to copy a non-carray-wrapped array into the
> carray and vice versa in a way that creates a compile-time error if the
> length is wrong. Probably this could be done some free function templates
> that could use the stuff in <array.hpp>.
> 
>     -- Darin
> 

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