[boost] Re: shared_ptr: operator<

From: Kevlin Henney (kevlin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-02-27 02:52:15

In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.10002261849370.12305-100000_at_boneone.endoframe.
com>, Braden N. McDaniel <braden_at_[hidden]> writes
>I'd like to put my vote in for including (at least) operator< on
>shared_ptr. The context for this requirement for me is the need to use
>shared_ptrs as keys in a sorted container.

In which case, I'd like to put my vote in for not including (at most)
operator< on shared_ptr ;-> Ordering relations between elements are
already catered for in associative containers using the relevant
function object class (eg std::less).
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