Re: [boost] [optional] optional<T &> and the arrow operator

From: Fernando Cacciola (fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-01 16:39:40

Joe Gottman wrote:
> Fernando Cacciola wrote:
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>>>    I've discovered that you can't use the arrow operator with an
>>> object
>>> of type optional<T &>;  For instance , the following code fails:
>>>
>>>    vector<double> v;
>>>    optional<vector<double> &> pv(v);
>>>     pv->push_back(2);
>>>
>>> The code
>>>
>>>    (*pv).push_back(2)
>>>
>>> succeeds.
>>>
>> Thanks for the report.
>>
>> I'll look into it ASAP.
>
> Has there been any progress on fixing this problem?  It would be great
> if this could be fixed for version 1.34 (I definitely consider it to
> be
> a bug).
>
Sorry for the long delay.

I just commited the fix to RC_1_34_0, just right on time before the code 
freeze tonight.

Best

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