Re: [Boost-Users] Re: [boost] Iterator Adaptor Poll

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-26 13:39:26

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           David Abrahams * Boost Consulting
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>; <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Boost-Users] Re: [boost] Iterator Adaptor Poll

> At 12:54 PM 7/26/2002, David Abrahams wrote:
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>  >           David Abrahams * Boost Consulting
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>  >----- Original Message -----
>  >From: "Jeremy Siek" <jsiek_at_[hidden]>
>  >To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
>  >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 12:16 PM
>  >Subject: Re: [Boost-Users] Re: [boost] Iterator Adaptor Poll
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>  >> On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, David Abrahams wrote:
>  >> dave>
>  >> dave> Thanks! Now where's that line_iterator?
>  >> dave>
>  >>
>  >> Right here :)
>  >
>  >Do you think this makes a good "hello, world"?
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>  >It stores state in the Policies object, and returns an internal
> reference.
>  >Both of these features make it a bit too complicated for a very basic
>  >introduction, IMO.
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> But might make a nice second example.  As a second example, you wouldn't
> need to actually include it in the .html docs; just tell the reader they
> might want to look at it, and provide a link to it.

Is it really sufficiently more-simple than say transform iterator adaptor
or indirect iterator adaptor to warrant adding it?

These things are just a few lines each: I don't think adding 10 more
examples of the same complexity is going to be very helpful... though maybe
I'm still missing what makes these understandable for people.

-Dave