Re: [boost] Array review comments

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-06-27 14:48:03

> - I agree that an enum for N should be provided, and that
>   static_size is probably the best name yet.

I wonder in what situations would a static_size be useful.

If you know that you are dealing with array, you'd write

template<class T, size_t N> void f(array<T, N>& a);

On the other hand, if you don't know that the container you are dealing with
is an array, you wouldn't be able to use static_size - no other container
has such a member.

> - swap (if it is to be provided) should use std::swap_ranges.
>
> - operator== should use std::equal.
>
> - operator< should use std::lexicographical_compare.

When I implemented my own array class, I found that the explicit loops
generated better code than the standard algorithms. This would probably
change in the future.

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.