Re: [boost] More ramblings on a sorted vector container

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-20 12:51:03

----- Original Message -----
From: "AlisdairM" <AlisdairM_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: RE: [boost] More ramblings on a sorted vector container

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Abrahams [mailto:david.abrahams_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: 20 January 2002 13:53
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] More ramblings on a sorted vector container
>
> > Today seems to be your day to ask for rationale... ;-)
>
> I've been storing up for a while, and finally got a day off to pay a
little
> more attention :¬ )
>
> > I think that's just a shorthand we're using for the sake of the
> discussion.
> > I had been calling them "sorted linear associative containers" but that
> can
> > get long-winded.
>
> OK, perhaps I was taking the whole thread a little *too* literally,
altough
> I do think that the 'basic' sorted vector would be a useful addition.
Must
> see if I can find enough time off to knock one out myself this week...

We already have one; no need to reinvent the wheel. Most of the job and
thought about the design has already been done:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/associative%20vector/potter.zip

The work in here just needs to be polished up and finalized. If you'd like
to shepherd this to formal review, it'd be greatly appreciated.

-Dave