[boost] Re: Policy or Trait?

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-03 04:26:50

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:uk70ygnd0.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> "David B. Held" <dheld_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > [...]
> > That is, I claim that "traitness" is a property of a *type*, but
>
> std::iterator_traits is not a type.  Don't you mean a *class
> template*?

Actually, I meant a metatype, so yes.  But really, I was thinking of
"type" not as "C++ type" but as "type or metatype or metametatype
or...".  I don't know if a word has been invented for that concept
yet.

Dave

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