[boost] Re: have there been some major changes in iterator_adaptor?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-21 22:22:03

Matthias Schabel <boost_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>> I used to have this code, which worked fine, now it seems broken...
>>>
>>> typedef
>>> boost::iterator_adaptor<pointer,boost::default_iterator_policies>
>>> iterator;
>>> typedef
>>> boost::iterator_adaptor<const_pointer,boost::
>>> default_iterator_policies>
>>> const_iterator;
>>> typedef typename boost::reverse_iterator_generator<iterator>::type
>>> reverse_iterator;
>>> typedef typename
>>> boost::reverse_iterator_generator<const_iterator>::type
>>> const_reverse_iterator;
>>>
>>> is there something going on with the iterator adaptors in the
>>> pre-release code base?
>>
>> Yes, bigtime:
>>
>>   http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/libs/iterator/doc/index.html
>
> The documentation is a bit...sparse... 

Seriously?  Did you follow the links to the standard proposals?

> Does this mean that the interface is still evolving?  

I really, really hope not!

> I assume I can just plug back in the old iterator adaptor stuff 

I don't know what you mean by that.

> and be on my merry way until things have shaken out?  Or is there an
> easy way to accomplish the above with the new system?

What's "the above?"

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Dave Abrahams
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