Re: [boost] [MPL] naming question

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-04 15:16:57

Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> 
>> >
>> > So, now the question is, how to name the adaptor? :) Does 
>> > 'unroll_args' sound right/good enough?
>> 
>> Neat idea! How about "unary" or "unaryize"?
>
> I like the latter, but it doesn't appear to be a word; "unarize" is not a
> word either, but at least google finds a couple of them :). 

"as_unary"?

> On a second
> thought, I am not sure if it's a good choice. Does
>
>     apply< unarize<F>, list<int,long> >::type
>
> convey the discussed meaning for you?

No, but I'm not sure that unroll_args does either.

unroll_args doesn't, in fact, unroll arguments. It's a metafunction
adapter.  "Unroll" is usually used with loops, not arguments.  But
that might be the best name we can come up with.

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