Re: [boost] [odeint] Documentation comments

Subject: Re: [boost] [odeint] Documentation comments
From: John Bytheway (jbytheway+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-26 19:42:09

On 25/09/12 22:38, Mario Mulansky wrote:
> John Bytheway <jbytheway+boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> The more general idea of automatically dispatching to the right
>> algebra is more dangerous, because for example it is entirely
>> possible to have a type which is both a Fusion sequence and a Range
>> (but with different semantics in each interpretation). So, I am not
>> suggesting that (though I wouldn't argue against it either).
> 
> This would be an edge case where explicit user definition is 
> required, but i think in 99% an algebra dispatcher would be 
> sufficient.

On further reflection I thought of a particular case where this happens.
Any std::pair<Iterator, Iterator> is both a Fusion Sequence and a Range,
with very different semantics.  Just something to consider.

John