Re: [boost] Re: MPL containers and algorithms

From: Paul Mensonides (pmenso57_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-12 01:06:26

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From: "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>

> > In order to work with different type sequences from other places, those
> type
> > sequences will still need to be modified.
>
> That's not my understanding at all. AFAIK, you can just specialize the
> begin<> and end<> metafunctions to produce iterators. Care to explain what
> you mean?

That is what I mean.  You have to provide the iterators, and that is intrusive.
Nevertheless, that isn't really a big deal.  I don't think that this is
necessarily a worthwhile goal on philosophical grounds.  Template
metaprogramming is still in its infancy.  As of right now, we still have a
reasonably chance at uniformity.  Specifically designing the library to be
easily adaptable to alternate implementations of the same thing certainly
doesn't encourage uniformity.

Paul Mensonides