Re: [boost] Interest check: constant input matching manipulator

Subject: Re: [boost] Interest check: constant input matching manipulator
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-09 10:11:09

AMDG

Stewart, Robert wrote:
> I presume you're referring to 17.4.3.1/1, but the necessary operators would be in the global namespace and they don't conflict with the existing overloads because of the const arguments:
>
>    template
>    <
>       class IStream
>     , class Char = IStream::char_type
>     , class Traits = IStream::traits_type
>     , class Allocator = std::allocator<Char>
>    >
>    IStream &
>    operator >>(IStream & _stream,
>       std::basic_string<Char,Traits,Allocator> const & _literal);
>
>    template <class IStream>
>    IStream &
>    operator >>(IStream & _stream,
>       typename IStream::char_type const * _literal);
>
> Did I miss something?
>   

Such an overload is legal but useless because it won't be found by ADL.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe