Re: [boost] [range] Can iterator_range also model Random Access Range?

Subject: Re: [boost] [range] Can iterator_range also model Random Access Range?
From: Nathan Ridge (zeratul976_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-10 02:00:43

> Unfortunately, and respectfully, that is not at all clear from either
> docs, please reread range/reference/utilities/iterator_range.html and
> range/reference/utilities/sub_range.html. The latter defers to the former,
> and all the former states about range concepts is: "The intention of the
> iterator_range class is to encapsulate two iterators so they fulfill the
> Forward Range concept". And, obviously, just because some type fulfills
> the Forward Range concept does not mean that it fulfills refinements
> thereof. Additionally, there is no indication in the iterator_range doc if
> the underlying iterator models refinements of the Forward Iterator
> concept, than its corresponding iterator_range class also models analogous
> refinements of the Forward Range concept. A statement along the lines of
> the last sentence added to the iterator_range doc would go a long way
> towards clarifying this, else one is left with being forced to deduce this
> fact.

I agree that the documentation is incomplete here. I would be happy 
to review and commit a documentation patch.

Regards,
Nate