[boost] Re: property access name "set" conflicts with std::set

From: jsiek_at_[hidden]
Date: 2000-01-27 00:10:56

Or with g++, even if you don't do a "using anmespace std;", the
conflict still happens :( The only way to avoid it would be to say
set() has to be in boost, and always do boost::set(), which is
a bit nasty.

Dave Abrahams writes:
 > > Hi,
 > > 
 > > I'm a bit concerned about the name clash between the property accessor
 > > (for the graph stuff) function set(), and the class std::set.
 > >
 > > If someone does "using namespace std;", and includes <set>,
 > > then they'll have trouble using the property accessor.
 > >
 > > I suggest we change the name.
 > 
 > I disagree. People should not be writing using-directives, except to aid
 > transitions from old pre-namespace code. The standard library is in a
 > namespace so we don't have to worry about such things.
 > 
 > -Dave
 > 
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