Re: [boost] [MPL] naming question

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-05 07:05:09

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 :). 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?

OK, I have two new ideas:

    on_arg_seq
    with_arg_seq

I like the first one, though many people use "on_..." for something
very different in event-driven code.  The second one has some
Lisp/Scheme tradition behind it, I believe... just in the "with_..."
naming convention.

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