Re: [boost] Re: [ANN] Spirit C++ parser framework.

From: joel de guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-25 18:19:25

From: "Douglas Gregor":
> 
> The bracket notation unfortunately can't be used for everything, because
> digit[0, 2] == digit[2]
> 

[] can't have 2 parameters. Is that what you mean?

can't have:

struct X {
   int operator [] (int, int);
};

So we're left with the () op.

... Right....

Seigh, I kinda liked [] for iteration to distinguish from
grouping ex:

(a | b | c)[0, more];

instead of

(a | b | c)(0, more);

Oh well...
Joel de Guzman