Re: [boost] [boost::endian] Request for comments/interest

Subject: Re: [boost] [boost::endian] Request for comments/interest
From: Kim Barrett (kab.conundrums_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-27 12:18:15

On May 27, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Stewart, Robert wrote:
> It isn't clear that directionality should be parameterized.
> 
> That leads to this:
> 
>   enum endianness { big_endian, little_endian };
> 
>   template <endianness E, class T, class U>
>   void
>   from(T &, U);
> 
>   template <endianness E, class T>
>   void
>   from(T &);
> 
> [...]
> IOW, the spelling changes from "{from,to}_{big,little}_endian" to "{from,to}<{big,little}_endian>."

Yes, something like that was what I had in mind.