Re: [boost] Proposal: boost::make_array()

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal: boost::make_array()
From: Yves Bailly (yves.bailly_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-13 16:31:05

On 01/13/2013 09:42 PM, Marshall Clow wrote:
> On Jan 12, 2013, at 5:43 PM, Yves Bailly <yves.bailly_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> On 01/12/2013 05:45 PM, Kyle Lutz wrote:
>>> I'd like to propose a new function for the Boost Array library named
>>> make_array(). The function constructs a fixed size array given N arguments
>>> and is similar to the make_pair() and make_tuple() functions.
>>> [...]
>>> The code is available on github at https://github.com/kylelutz/make_array
>>
>> Sorry if it's a genuine question... But in the case of C++11, wouldn't it be
>> simpler to use an expansion instead of the "push_array" function? Something
>> like this:
>
> In C++11, you can just use an initializer list:
>
> 	boost::array<int, 5> {{ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 }};

I'm aware of this, I was just suggesting a simpler writing for the
proposed "make_array" function.

However I'm wondering about a use case where "make_array" would be
useful, given the aggregate syntax.

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