Re: [boost] [optional] little addition... optional_move_to?

Subject: Re: [boost] [optional] little addition... optional_move_to?
From: Fernando Cacciola (fernando.cacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-04 10:22:06

Hi Niels Dekker,

> Fernando Cacciola wrote:
>> That is, we can't just yet write that as:
>> template<class T, class U> bool optional_assign( T&, optional<U>&& ) ;
>> as we would a few years from now.
> 
> Well, we can achieve almost the same in old C++03, by declaring the 
> function as a /member/ of optional<T>.  I'd suggest naming it 
> "optional_move_to", as follows:
> 
Nice one! :)

I keep wondering whether being member functions, these move_to() and 
swap() need the "optional_" name prefix? (not that it is that important 
though)

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Fernando Cacciola
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