[boost] Re: Quick Thought on Pointer Containers

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-01 21:58:59

"Daryle Walker" <darylew_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:BC19CB19.4515%darylew_at_hotmail.com...
> On 12/27/03 8:23 AM, "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> wrote:
[snip]
> > Is this a riddle of some kind :-) I'm sorry Daryle, but I don't quite
> > understand. There is one other name I have though of, smart containers,
but
> > that seems a bit pop-smart.
>
> You can think of a class as:
> 1. How it is implemented
> 2. What problems it solves
>
> You keep focusing on [1] (cool method of using pointers within
containers).
> As an user, I don't care about [1]; I only care about [2] (storing
> Polymorphic Heterogeneous objects in the same container).  Your naming
could
> reflect that (e.g. "ph_vector").

There is no requierement about the objects being polymorphic.

br

Thorsten