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Subject: Re: [boost] [move] interest: the pass-by-value and swap idiom, and explicit copy constructors
From: Krzysztof Czainski (1czajnik_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-14 16:03:57


2014-02-14 18:16 GMT+01:00 Lars Viklund <zao_at_[hidden]>:

> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 05:52:53PM +0100, Krzysztof Czainski wrote:
> > - a protocol for explicitly stating in code, where a copy is to be made
> > (boost::copy()), which compliments the protocol for explicitly stating in
>
> Note that boost::copy already exists as the widely used Range-based
> complement of std::copy algorithm.
>
> I just want to get this out of the way so people can focus on the actual
> proposal and not parrot this over and over again.
>

Good point, thanks Lars.

Note, that an algorithm boost::move also exists:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/doc/html/move/move_algorithms.html
And I'm not sure how a Range-based complement to the move algorithm could
look like, but it may also turn out useful.

Regards,
Kris


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