Re: [boost] [assign] Documentation error?

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-28 09:05:33

On Fri, 27 May 2005 22:26:55 -0500, Raz wrote
> I was looking in the Boost Assignment library and I noticed this code
> under the "Function operator+=()" heading:
> 
> [CODE]
> #include <boost/assign/std/vector.hpp> // for 'operator+=()'
> #include <boost/assert.hpp>; 
> using namespace std;
> using namespace boost::assign; // bring 'operator+=()' into scope
> 
> {
>     vector<int> values;  
>     values += 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9; // insert values at the end of the container
>     BOOST_ASSERT( values.size() == 9 );
>     BOOST_ASSERT( values[0] == 1 );
>     BOOST_ASSERT( values[9] == 9 );
> }
> [CODE]
> 
> Shouldn't the last assertion be BOOST_ASSERT(values[8]==9)? Unless my
> brain is tricking me, the last element in the container should be at
> the 8th slot.

It's helpful to add the library name to these kind of posts so the appropriate
library maintainer will see them.

Jeff