Re: [boost] [Reminder][Review] The review of the Boost.Guidlibrarystarts today (April 30th)

From: Andy (atompkins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-08 09:41:50

<Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden]> wrote in
news:B1EAFF2DAE7658488B631F25813CD91F0137D995_at_[hidden]: 

> Hello Andy, 
> 
>> > Hello,
>> > 
>> > Instead of
>> >      bool is_null() const
>> > and
>> >      static guid const& null()
>> > I would prefer
>> >      bool is_nil() const
>> > and
>> >      static guid const& nil().
>> 
>> I prefer null, but I can easily be swayed by this groups voice.
> 
> It was only a suggestion - in the rfc 4122 for UUIDs
> (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) nil is used instead of null.
> As I read in one of your responses that you would change the name from
> guid to uuid in order to be standard conform.
> 
> Regards, Oliver
> _______________________________________________

I didn't notice that.  Neither is mentioned in 
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com17/oid/X.667-E.pdf.

Unless there is opposition, 'bool guid::is_nil()' it is.

Andy.