Re: [boost] Bind comparisons

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-04 20:24:15

On Aug 3, 2005, at 6:21 PM, David Abrahams wrote:

> Is it really true that I can write
>
>    bind(f, _1) > _2
>
> but can't write
>
>     _1 > _2
>
> ??
>
> I can't imagine a good reason for that restriction, but I don't see
> any indication that the latter is supported in the docs.

That is a really interesting suggestion, and significantly blurs the 
line between bind and lambda.

Once you have:

     _1 > _2

then

     _1 > literal

will pretty much come in for free (I think).

-Howard