Re: [boost] Proposed metaprogramming type system

From: Ullrich Koethe (u.koethe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-17 11:24:52

I don't like "defaulted" as it seems to suggest some useful default,
while the intended meaning of "missing" was to denote arguments not
specified. How about "omitted" then? Or perhaps "dropped"?

Ulli

David Abrahams wrote:
> 
> Who uses switch statements anymore? We can just deprecate them... ;-)
> 
> Allright, then, +2 chars gives "defaulted"
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rodgers" <mark.rodgers_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [boost] Proposed metaprogramming type system
> 
> > From: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
> > > In your case the arguments are there, but defaulted. How about
> "default"?
> >
> > I think you might have trouble finding a compiler that will allow
> > "default" as a class name.  If you do find one, I wonder if it will
> > allow "switch" as well. :-)
> >

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