[boost] Re: [boost.range] post-review

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-13 17:33:15

Thorsten <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:

>  In this particular case, I think you could make a good argument that
>  these traits (for iterators and ranges) are really the same,
>  semantically.  Maybe that solves some problems?
>
> I'm not sure I see how. For example iterator traits don't have an iterator.

That's one reason we're not using degenerate traits blobs, but
metafunctions.

Isn't an iterator's value_type the same value_type a range or a
container has?  

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Dave Abrahams
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