Re: [boost] Re: copy_if

From: John E. Potter (jpotter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-01-10 07:26:01

On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Lois Goldthwaite wrote:

> I've often thought it would add to the intuitive obviosity of this
> algorithm if it had been named copy_removing_if instead!

The smiley was there because the translation of that phrase is I
have done it before.  I happened to have Accelerated C++ open to
a chapter where it was used when the original message arrived.  It
is rather cryptic, but I hear that one can get used to it.  There
is logic behind the names.

   remove, remove_if, remove_copy, remove_copy_if

The pattern repeats for replace.  Interesting that copy is not needed
since it is remove_copy_if(b, e, r, false<T>()) or transform(b, e, r,
identity<T>()).  I don't see a way to get copy_backward though.

Minimalism can be confusing.

John