Re: [boost] BCCL enhancement

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-06 16:21:06

François Wanadoo <francois.amelie_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hello Boosters
>
> 	I am currently developing some template algorithm and had some trouble
> using BCCL. I have an algorithm using a unary function as one of its
> template parameter but I don't care about the result type of this unary
> function (like the for_each standard algo). I can't use the
> UnaryFunctionConcept because you have to stipulate the result type. What do
> you think about creating a boost::AnyType to indicate that we don't care
> about a type in a template specialization. A very simple partial
> specialization of UnaryFunctionConcept would lead to:

  ...

> I am waiting for your remarks, thank you for reading.

Briefly,

   "that's a different concept; you should make your own checker for
   it."

UnaryFunctionConcept is fine as is; making this change would
complicate it and its documentation.

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                       David Abrahams
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