[boost] Re: please read! min/max guidelines

From: Daniel Frey (d.frey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-29 04:27:40

Eric Niebler wrote:
> boost::std_min is defined as follows:
> 
> template< typename T >
> inline T const & std_min( T const & a, T const & b ) {
>     using std::min;
>     return min BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION ( a, b );
> }

I don't like the name of the function, as std_min doesn't hint me about 
the ADL-nature of the call. Would adl_std_min be too much typing? Or 
propbably just adl_min, as it's quite common to use std::min if ADL 
doesn't find a better match. My $.02.

Regards, Daniel