Re: [boost] [conversion] Motivation for two NEW generic conver_to and assign_to functions

Subject: Re: [boost] [conversion] Motivation for two NEW generic conver_to and assign_to functions
From: Jeffrey Bosboom (jbosboom_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-26 17:04:38

Stewart, Robert wrote:
> I fail to understand why
> 
>    convert_to(b, type_tag<A>())
> 
> is acceptable and
> 
>    convert_to<A>(b)
> 
> is not in any circumstance.

For what it's worth, I strongly prefer the syntax of the latter -- it 
works just like the built-in new-style casts and boost::lexical_cast.

--Jeffrey Bosboom