Re: [boost] [convert] Default Syntax Idea

Subject: Re: [boost] [convert] Default Syntax Idea
From: Stewart, Robert (Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-25 10:02:33

On Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:59 AM
Gevorg Voskanyan wrote:
> Stewart, Robert wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > To avoid the precedence problem, the available operators
> that make any sense at
> > all are:
> >
> >    convert(s)[5] >> std::hex;
> >    convert(s) ! 5 >> std::hex;
> >    convert(s) ~ 5 >> std::hex;
> >    convert(s) & 5 >> std::hex;
> >    convert(s) / 5 >> std::hex;
> >    convert(s) % 5 >> std::hex;
> >
> How is that? Both ! and ~ were unary operators last time I checked :)

Doh!  Of course, I knew that, but totally ignored that when compiling the list.  That, of course, eliminates the two that I thought actually looked decent.  Subscript operator anyone?

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Rob Stewart                           robert.stewart_at_[hidden]
Software Engineer, Core Software      using std::disclaimer;
Susquehanna International Group, LLP  http://www.sig.com

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