[boost] Re: boost::operators -> boost::iterator_ops ?

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-11-28 16:06:04

> jsiek_at_[hidden] wrote on 11/28/99 2:03 AM
>>Here's what iterator_ops.hpp looks like with the above suggestions:
>
> I like it.
>
> One minor quibble, and it's only with your test_iter, not with your
> proposed boost code.  Needs:
>
>  friend Distance operator - (const self& x, const self& y) {return x._i -
> y._i;}

Actually, I think that should be part of randomly_accessible, don't you?

> I especially like how Dave's addable automatically took care of:
>
>   friend self operator + (Distance n, const self& rhs);
>
> For some reason I always forget that one.

<blush>

It is really nice to see the way the boost libs are developing. There's so
much synergy!

-Dave