Re: [boost] Re: Determining interest in combining_iterator

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-25 12:07:26

Anthony Williams <anthony.williamsNOSPAM_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Thomas Becker <tmbecker1_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> > Anthony Williams wrote:
>> > IMHO, it seems more logical to split the concept, so
>> 
>> > the grouping of 
>> > the iterators is separated from the transformation
>> 
>> By "separating the grouping and the transforming," do
>> you mean to write an iterator that holds a tuple of
>> iterators and then, upon dereferencing, returns the
>> tuple of dereferenced values, and then use that in
>> conjunction with boost's transforming iterator? 
>
> Yes, this is exactly what I meant.

I had the same instinctual reaction to Doug's idea of grouping the
iterators together: "no, split them apart more!"

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