Re: [boost] Forwarding Problem (was: [smart_ptr] operator ->*)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-24 08:59:44

Paul Mensonides wrote:

>> So:
>>
>> template<class P, class M, class C> inline
>> typename closure<M C::*>::type operator->*( P p, M C::* member)
>> {
>>     return make_closure( &*p, member );
>> }
>>
>> It would work for iterators, too.
>
> How would this affect generic code?  A use of this operator would
> likely be dependent and therefore might only be found through the ADL
> in the second phase.

I tend to not use ->* in generic code anyway since (*p).* is much more 
likely to work. :-)