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From: jsiek_at_[hidden]
Date: 2000-07-18 11:53:45


I think the convention started in boost/type_traits.hpp is a good one,
that is, use "type" for when the result is a type, and "value" for
when it is a compile-time constant.

Cheers,

Jeremy

Beman Dawes writes:
> Jeremy wrote:
>
> >meta_if sounds good to me too.
>
> Also think about the name for the result. RET (short for RETURN) isn't at
> all clear or helpful. The result really isn't a returned value in the
> normal sense. The result is a type.
>
> So how about either type or meta_type? Just plain type sounds best to my
> inner ear.
>
> --Beman
>
> PS: The header we are talking about can be found at
> http://www.prakinf.tu-ilmenau.de/~czarn/meta/metactrl
>
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