Re: [boost] [uuid] Confusing uuid_class example in documentation

Subject: Re: [boost] [uuid] Confusing uuid_class example in documentation
From: Andy Tompkins (atompkins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-29 13:18:57

Hi Gareth,

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:58 +0100, "Sylvester-Bradley, Gareth"
<Gareth.Sylvester-Bradley_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> http://beta.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/libs/uuid/uuid.html#POD%20Efficien
> cies includes some example code for making a uuid_class from the struct
> uuid POD.
> 
> I was confused to see the example uuid_class both derives from
> boost::uuids::uuid *and* provides operator boost::uuids::uuid() [const].
> 
> Aren't the conversion operators unnecessary, as a conversion function is
> never called to convert an object to a base class of that type (by
> 12.3.2 [class.conv.fct])?
> 
> In fact the source file that the documentation references (e.g. at
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/browser/tags/release/Boost_1_43_0_beta1
> /libs/uuid/test/test_uuid_class.cpp) doesn't include the conversion
> operators. I think the documentation should be updated to match.

Thanks very much.  You are correct.  The class does not need the 
conversion operators.  I will update the documentation.
 
> Cheers,
> Gareth

Regards,
Andy.