Re: [boost] iterator_adaptor: non-const operator[] ?

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-08-24 07:03:47

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <roland_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:25 AM
Subject: [boost] iterator_adaptor: non-const operator[] ?

> Hi all,
> 
> is there a reason (I guess, so: which?) why iterator_adaptor
> just provides const operator[], i.e. 
> 
>   value_type operator[](difference_type n) const
>         { return *(*this + n); }
> 
> but not the non-const version, something like 
> 
>     reference operator[](difference_type n)
>         { return *(*this + n); }
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> - Roland

See footnote 4 in the documentation.

> PS: I just saw that in the documentation some functions of
>     default_iterator_policies are still declared static,
>     whereas in the actual code they aren't.

Fixed in CVS, thanks. Also, there were a few 'const's missing.

-Dave