Re: [boost] [optional] optional<T &> and the arrow operator

From: Felipe Magno de Almeida (felipe.m.almeida_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-09 23:45:50

On 2/9/07, Mathias Gaunard <mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Felipe Magno de Almeida wrote:
> > Why would it? T* and T& have very different semantics.
>
> An optional T& has closer semantics to T* than a non-optional one.

Didn't understand what you mean. Could you rephrase?

>
> The most important thing, however, is that it will be more efficient
> given the implementation of optional (optional could eventually fix that
> with a specialization).

That's not always the most important thing :-P

best regards,
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Felipe Magno de Almeida