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Subject: Re: [boost] [local_function] any interest in a LocalFunction library?
From: Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. (jhellrung_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-22 12:48:39


On 8/22/2010 8:09 AM, Lorenzo Caminiti wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Is there interest in a library that implement local functions for C++?
>
>
> Boost.LocalFunction (PROPOSAL DRAFT)
>
> This library allows to define and invoke a function locally within a code block.
> In addition to the parameters that can be passed to the function as
> usual upon its invocation, any variable within scope can be /binded/
> to the local function declaration and used by the local function
> definition code.
[...]

This looks interesting. My initial question is very superficial: Why
did you choose the non-standard (to my knowledge) "binded", versus
"bound" or simply "bind", as the keyword for bound (or, if you prefer,
binded) parameters?

- Jeff


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