Re: [boost] Interest for a perl6-like-junctions-class?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-06 12:51:17

"Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The use of the dummy expression |frobnicates| is a poor substitute
> for a user defined operator.

Best we can do today.  And it's not bad, once you understand how the
library works.  Just like in Boost.Lambda  a+b doesn't add anything:
it builds a function object.  Just like in Boost.Spirit the operators
are used for parsing.
 
> Should C++ incorporate a facility to define ones own 
> operators?

Yes, it should.  But that's for another day and another forum :)

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