Re: [boost] Please don't define a fake "operator <" just for ordered containers

From: Daniel James (daniel_james_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-11 17:03:18

Daryle Walker wrote:

> If you make a fake order for "std::complex<>", would you compare real
> components then imaginary components, or would you use magnitude then angle?

1 < -2 or 100i < 1? Defining operator< for complex numbers is wrong, as 
there's no sensible definition. But for many types (such as smart 
pointers) there certainly is.