Re: [boost] Interval Library and comparison operators

From: Gabriel Dos Reis (gdr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-06 04:27:08

"David Bergman" <davidb_at_[hidden]> writes:

| Wait,
| 
| I agree with this case, brought forward by both Dave and Sylvain: that
| using intervals in STL in these "relational" positions, such as keys, is
| a bit strange.

Suppose you want to locate zeros of polynomials.  One practice is to
use intervals to provide boxes for the zeros (and their estimated
multiplicities).  In such case, it makes sens to use known intervals
as keys for recording estimated zeros and astimates multiplicities.

-- Gaby