Re: ublas : size1 <-> nrows

From: vesa_karvonen (vesa.karvonen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-16 05:11:37

--- In boost_at_y..., Toon Knapen <toon.knapen_at_s...> wrote:
> I find the size1() and size2() not very intuitive unless their 
names are 
> chosen to align with the storage (major-row ?) in which case I 
think the 
> name breaks encapsulation.
> 
> Would'nt it be easier to just call them nrows() and ncols() for 
instance  ?

hmm... I haven't been following this discussion, but if I understand 
the topic correctly, then none of the names you are discussing above 
are anywhere near optimal in my opinion.

You really don't want to use distinct names for dimensions. If you 
do, then it is much more difficult to change the order in which you 
traverse 2 or more dimensional arrays (I guess these are matrices in 
this case). I've done this design mistake in that past and I know 
from experience that it leads to unnecessary duplication of code.

So, consider using something like size(dimension) instead.