Re: [boost] [array] assignment and constructor coherency

Subject: Re: [boost] [array] assignment and constructor coherency
From: Nevin Liber (nevin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-17 13:19:27

On 17 June 2011 12:03, Vicente Botet <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Boost.Array defines the following assignment
>
>  template (* typename U *)
>  array(* T,N *)& operator=(const array(* U, N *)&);
>

> Even if the standard doesn't provides this conversion assignment, for
> coherency purposes, shouldn't we have also the copy constructor
>
>  template (* typename U *)
>  explicit array(* T,N *)(const array(* U, N *)&);
>

The existence of any user defined constructor destroys PODness.
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