Re: [boost] Re: 4 more associative containers.

From: JOAQUIN LOPEZ MU?Z (joaquin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-03 15:34:17

----- Mensaje original -----
De: "David B. Held" <dheld_at_[hidden]>
Fecha: Martes, Febrero 3, 2004 8:00 pm
Asunto: [boost] Re: 4 more associative containers.

> "Jeremy Maitin-Shepard" <jbms_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:87u128yr3g.fsf_at_jbms.ath.cx...
> > I believe that a library named ``indexed_set,'' which has been
> > proposed and is pending formal review, provides this functionality
> > in addition to supporting multiple indices.
> 
> Are you sure it does the same thing?  I was under the impression
> that Joaquin's library lets you define *additional* indexes, but what
> if you just want to use an existing index, but it is comparable to
> something other than the key_type?
> 

indexed_set does provide this functionality (multiple indices
aside.) See

http://tinyurl.com/2vu5g, section "Special lookup operations".

See also

http://tinyurl.com/3dyzh, section "Index set operations"

for a formal definition of the kind of special lookup operations
provided.

Joaquín M López Muñoz
Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo