Re: [boost] [chrono/date] class names

Subject: Re: [boost] [chrono/date] class names
From: Rob Stewart (robertstewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-12 10:03:31

On May 11, 2013, at 7:13 PM, "Vicente J. Botet Escriba" <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> What do you think to using namespaces instead of prefixes?
> This will allow to have checked and unchecked unit specifiers as well.
> 
>  using chrono::checked;
>  serial_date dt = may/11/year(2013);
> 
>  using chrono::unchecked;
>  serial_date dt = may/11/year(2013);

I like that. Both sets have full names that indicated whether they are checked or not, can be simplified via using dirs/decls, and can be tuned to exactly what's required in each case.

The only drawback, if you can call it that, is that code can appear ambiguous when using dirs/decls, or typedefs, are in force. That is, two functions can appear identical despite one using checked, and the other using unchecked types.

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Rob

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