Re: [boost] discrete_set class

From: spamjunk (spamjunk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-27 19:18:57

I didn't mean dynamic as in dynamically sized.  I meant dynamic as in
created at run-time.  But now that I think about it, your method could
interact with non-constant sets and without creating any extra memory.  I
will look into it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel de Guzman" <djowel_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] discrete_set class

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "spamjunk" <spamjunk_at_[hidden]>
>
>
> > Yes, but as I said, sooner or later they would have to interact with
dynamic
> > sets and have to be converted to actual sets.
>
> Perhaps. But not in my case. And, if I really want to
> interact with dynamic sets, I'll use a bitset or other
> forms of dynamic sets instead.
>
> --Joel
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joel de Guzman" <djowel_at_[hidden]>
> > To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 7:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: [boost] discrete_set class
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "spamjunk" <spamjunk_at_[hidden]>
> > >
> > >
> > > > They aren't always known at compile-time.  You can create sets
> > dynamically
> > > > at run-time, using the constructor.  What SetOf allows you to do is,
if
> > all
> > > > the elements are compile-time constants, create the entire set as a
> > > > compile-time constant.  You could use the same argument for SetOf,
but
> > it
> > > > would still have to be "converted" to an actual set of bits before
> > > > interacting with other sets, so you wouldn't actually be saving
> > anything.
> > >
> > > No, on the contrary, you can use expression templates to make static
> > > sets interact with each other. I have an implementation that can
> > > conceptually hold 256 elements, can do all the set operations (i.e
> > > negation, union, intersection, difference and xor). I was hoping your
> > > set would be like this.
> > >
> > > --Joel
> > >
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