Re: [boost] Re: new initialization lib, any interest?

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-07 07:00:19

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Gerrits" <dirk_at_[hidden]>
> vector<int> primes;
> set_cont( v ) += 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11;
>
> isn't 'really' an initialization.
> The vector gets default constructed
> first.
that's right. but the term is used in the more broad sence "to set up a
starting configuration".

> Still, the functionality seems pretty nice. But I'm personally
> not such a fan of operator overloading 'mutilation' as in the IOStreams,
> Boost.Format and your set_cont.

You're right that overloading can be misused. This is not the case here.
operator=() keeps it's normal semantics. And so does
operator +=(). Moreover, the comma separated list is really close to normal
array like initialization.

regards

Thorsten Ottosen