RE: [boost] VIGRA - Image processing for boost

From: Philip Nash (philip.nash_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-15 07:07:55

> Ross Smith wrote:
> >
> > In my own multi-dimensional array and tree templates, I've coined the
> > term "traverser" for the equivalent of an iterator over non-linear data
> > structures.
> >
> > I originally just called them iterators, but that never felt right
> > (regardless of how you spell it :-) ); to me, terms like "iteration"
> > imply a linear, one-after-the-other process. After a while I came up
> > with "traverser", which seems to me to fit the concept of navigating a
> > non-linear structure much better.
> >
>
> Interesting suggestion. I like it. Another possibility might be
> 'navigator'.

But you "traverse" or "iterate" over something, and "nagivate" from one
place to another.
I like "traverser"... or is it "traversor" (no, a quick check on onelook.com
confirms the OP's spelling) :-)

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