Re: [boost] type<>

From: Joel de Guzman (djowel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-20 12:18:33

Fernando Cacciola wrote:

 >>Actually, identity<> is also a fine name for a type envelope: it's 
used to
 >>transmit the identity of a type, its parameter... and I'd rather have 
just
 >>one template than two.
 >>
 >>However, I know there was what seemed like rancorous objection when I
 >>suggested identity<> before; nobody seemed to get the whole metafunction
 >>idea, so for the record, I don't care all that much what we call it.
 >>
 >FWIW, I think that identity<> is a good name, and I agree with David that
 >just providing the metafunction is enough... if you don't 'call it' 
(access
 >::type); it's just a type envelope.
 >
 >Since you *need* to change it, I think it would be reasonable if you 
just do
 >it if nobody complains in the next few days.
 >

identity is a nice name. However, the name itself does not imply
that it is a metafunction. I know it would be longish but I feel
that type_identity would be better (it's just 1 char longer than
type_wrapper).

--Joel