[boost] Re: type<>

From: Matthew Wilson (mwilson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-23 20:38:58

That's the best one so far.

"Joel de Guzman" <djowel_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:3D120E69.7000909_at_gmx.co.uk...
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> Fernando Cacciola wrote:
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>  >>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.
>  >
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> 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).
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> --Joel
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