[boost] Re: result of compose discussion

From: Ed Brey (brey_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-18 12:49:26

Email seemed somewhat boring, until Andy Glew wrote:
>
>Why not say "function_0ary",
>"function_1ary",
>"function_2ary"

I like the idea of using number.  However, using suffixes with numbers
in ordinal from can often be awkward, as is the case here.  I'd suggest
something like:

function_0_arg
function_1_arg
function_2_arg

An interesting question is whether arg should become args for 0 and 2.

Also, any numbering scheme here has a distinct disadvantage: it
diverges from the standard.  If we didn't already have unary_function
and binary_function, it would be more tempting.  I don't like the idea
of having unary_function and something else to do the same thing.
Augmenting the standard is preferable to replacing it, so long as
it can be done reasonably cleanly.

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