Re: [boost] auto (was Most needed/desired features in C++)

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-19 14:26:35

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_[hidden]>

>
>
> Just as I wear the hat of 'don't use implicit conversions', I would wear
the
> hat of "don't use auto return types" if they were allowed.
>
> I do however, support the 'auto' for variable declaration because there is
> not a conversion involved even though the type is implicit.

You could use "explicit auto" to suppress implicit conversions yet permit
return type deduction.

-Dave