Re: [Boost-users] pointer to member function of multi_index

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] pointer to member function of multi_index
From: Sandeep Gupta (gupta.sandeep_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-18 14:53:08

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> AMDG
>
> Sandeep Gupta wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> However, it is not usually a good idea to rely on the exact
>>> signature of library member functions.  For instance, the standard
>>> library allows member functions to have extra default arguments.
>>> In the case of multi_index, using a reference to const will not
>>> always work because multi_index uses call_traits
>>
>> I see. So I take it that its  best to avoid creating function objects
>> or pointer to standard library member functions.
>>
>
> It's okay to create a function objects like those in phoenix
> http://www.boost.org/libs/spirit/phoenix/doc/html/phoenix/container.html
> as long as you don't bind a member pointer in the process.
>
Hi Steve,
 Would trouble you for one more clarification regarding this issue.
How do we go about binding overloaded member functions without
specifying exact signature. From what I could gather to adapt
overloaded functions we need the full signature.

Thanks
sandeep