Re: [boost] Boost Units library preview

From: Andy Little (andy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-21 17:55:28

"Deane Yang" <deane_yang_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:ecd87h$brg$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> Eric Lemings wrote:
>>> This brings up a good question.  Say you have two objects:
>>>
>>> meters m = 1;
>>> feet f = 2;
>>>
>>> What is the type (or unit) of the following expression?
>>>
>> m + f;
>>
>
> I apologize for repeating myself, but I want this to fail to compile. I
> do not want implicit conversion of units. I believe I am not completely
> alone in this view.

Personally I love implicit unit conversions. :-)
I can add a function to prevent them, but you will have to apply that 
explicitly:

T b = no_cast(a);

or some such.

How's that?

regards
Andy Little