Re: [boost] Most needed/desired features in C++

From: Raja R Harinath (harinath_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-18 16:59:34

"Rainer Deyke" <root_at_[hidden]> writes:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wilka" <wilka_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:55 PM
> Subject: RE: [boost] Most needed/desired features in C++
>
>> Or how about allowing
>>
>> std::vector< ...complex sub-types, ... > v;
>> for( v::const_iterator it = v.begin(); it != v.end() ++it)
>>
>> When I'm explaining this to people new to C++, they often get
> confused
>> by they need some_type::iterator instead of the_value::iterator. And
> I
>> can't think of a good reason that it needs to be this way (but I'm
>> probably missing something)
>
> I would probably use '.' for symmetry:
>
>   type::static_function()
>   value.static_function()
>   type::type x;
>   value.type y;

And, you could put 'typename' to use here.  Only allow

  typename value.type y;

to access the enclosed type.

- Hari
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