Re: [boost] Re: Re: [string algo formal review]

From: Darren Cook (darren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-29 18:53:29

> If you change "nth" in "find_nth" to something else, or rename
> the function altogether, we avoid the confusion.

In that case the find_occurrence() suggestion from earlier (quoted below) 
seems reasonable. Hard-to-spell is not really a problem as the compiler will 
catch it (and maybe even a clever editor).

Though, FWIW, I'd expect find_0th to find the first occurrence when I'm 
working in any C-like language.

(Hmmm... I used "occurrence" there without thinking, so probably 
find_occurrence() is a good choice).

Darren

 >How about find_occurrence().  It means the right thing, and doesn't
 > suggest 1 as the starting index as find_nth() does for some.  The big
 > disadvantage is that it is tough to spell (two c's and two r's).