Re: [boost] Proposed templated integer_sort

From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-10 20:11:32

Steven Watanabe wrote:
> Phil Endecott wrote:
>> Something like this (probably full of syntax errors....)
>>
>> template <typename Iter>
>> void SpreadSort(Iter begin, Iter end) {
>>   .... generic code ....
>> }
>>
>> template <typename T>
>> void SpreadSort< std::vector<T>::iterator >( std::vector<T>::iterator 
>> begin,
>>                                              std::vector<T>::iterator 
>> end)
>> {
>>   SpreadSort(&(*begin), &(*end));
>> }
>>
>
> That doesn't work.  The compiler can't deduce T.

True.  Well, in this case since the SpreadSort template only works for 
integers then Steve could just specialise for 
std::vector<char,short,int,long,long long,etc>.  Otherwise I guess 
something using enable_if is possible, but I'm not going to stick my 
neck out and guess how to write it with all these experts reading...

Phil.