[boost] Re: Discovering array size

From: AlisdairM (alisdair.meredith_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-04 04:05:28

"Steven E. Harris" <seharris_at_[hidden]> wrote in 
news:q67vfoxcuqu.fsf_at_[hidden]:

> Which document best explains the std::tr1::array proposal? I'd like to
> see how it differs from boost::array -- namely whether it accommodates
> an adjustable number of elements with fixed-size storage or whether
> it, like boost::array, only permits a fixed number of elements.

http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2003/n1548.htm

The proposal is essentially boost::array.

Key differences are:
Support for 0-sized arrays.
No support for assignment-with-type-conversion.

AlisdairM