Re: [boost] [MPL] naming question

From: Greg Colvin (Gregory.Colvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-04 09:38:52

At 02:54 AM 1/4/2003, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>How would you call an 'apply' counterpart that takes a metafunction class
>and a _sequence_ of arguments, i.e.:
>
>    typedef list_c<int,5,0> args;
>    typedef apply_tuple< plus<>, args >::type sum; // this one
>    BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(sum::value == 5);
>
>?
>
>If it was run-time C++, I would be happy with 'apply_tuple', but in MPL
>domain "tuple" isn't really the right word, and I don't like 'apply_seq' or,
>worse yet, 'apply_sequence'. Or should it be 'seq_apply' (from an English
>language standpoint)? 

If this construct applies a metafuntion to a sequence then
"apply_to_sequence" would be an accurate name.  Too bad it
can't just be "apply".