Re: [boost] member function traits (was: Concept Traits Library)

Subject: Re: [boost] member function traits (was: Concept Traits Library)
From: Daniel Walker (daniel.j.walker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-13 09:17:53

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Barend Gehrels <barend_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Related to this message:
>
> John Maddock wrote:
>>>
>>> Even if the library doesn't provides an approach that works to define all
>>> the concepts, it has a lot of useful things. I also suggested to Terje at
>>> least to add the mpl and type traits extensions of the library.
>>
>> Agreed - in fact I don't see why we can't just add the new traits direct
>> to the type_traits library?
>>
>> Certainly if someone would like to package these up as direct additions to
>> type_traits (so I don't have to do much!) then I'd certainly look favorably
>> on adding them.
>>
>
> and especially related to the function_traits of the type_traits library. Is
> there any interest in class member function introspection?
<snip>
> Of is it already somewhere else within Boost (or planned)?

FYI, the Boost Function Types library provides introspection for
member function pointers.

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/libs/function_types

But I would still be interested in a remove_member_pointer for type_traits.

Daniel Walker