Re: [boost] Named template parameters

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-03-04 12:51:35

At 10:34 AM 3/4/2001 -0800, Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote:

 >Well, as for me, I've been using the technique in its original form
 >(something like Jeremy's
 >iterator_traits_builder::Reference<int>::Pointer<int*>::..) in 
producation
 >code for a few months by now... NTPs solve one real problem - they 
greatly
 >improve usability of class templates with many (default) parameters, and
 >IMO
 >this is kind of thing the upcoming iterator adaptors library might need.. 

 >;)

For example, Jeremy said he was experimenting with comma rather than :: as 
the separator.  That is the kind of issue I'd like to see resolved before 
widespread use.  The worry is inconsistency.

--Beman