[boost] Re: Named function params

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-06 13:43:20

Daniel Wallin <dalwan01_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 15:23 2003-10-06, David Abrahams wrote:
>>Daniel Wallin <dalwan01_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> > I guess you could always use some exotic operator overloading to shorten
>> > the getter functions.
>> >
>> >    p.value(name).get("unnamed") -> p[name | "unnamed"]
>> >
>> > Or something like that, but I'm not sure I think the first version is too
>> > verbose. :)
>>
>>Well, I think your syntax suggestion is beautiful!  However, I think
>>there may be some inmplementation difficulty.  Can you implement it?
>>There was a reason I went with the two-call .value(x).get(y) syntax.
>
> Yes, here's an implementation that uses your value(x).get(y)
> internally.  I might have missed something that will break this, but
> at least the tests work as expected.

No, I think it works.  My reason for that syntax was just to avoid
return type deduction.  

So, is anyone else interested in this?  Shall Daniel and I make it
into a real library and request a review?

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Dave Abrahams
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