Re: [boost] Interest in StaticVector - fixed capacity vector

Subject: Re: [boost] Interest in StaticVector - fixed capacity vector
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-15 06:48:55

Dave Abrahams wrote:
> on Fri Oct 14 2011, "Peter Dimov" <pdimov-AT-pdimov.com> wrote:
> > try
> > {
> >    do some push_backs into a static_vector; we don't know how many
> > }
> > catch( out_of_capacity& )
> > {
> >    // ignore, what we gathered so far is good enough for gov't use
> > }
>
> Yes, it's possible, but highly unusual, for someone to use the class
> that way.

I'm not sure of that either. What makes you think so? What are the "proper" 
uses for it?