[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3223: number of dimensions as static constant

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3223: number of dimensions as static constant
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-26 15:48:15

#3223: number  of dimensions as static constant
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 Reporter:  fhess             |       Owner:  garcia     
     Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost 1.40.0      |   Component:  multi_array
  Version:  Boost 1.39.0      |    Severity:  Problem    
 Keywords:                    |  
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 multi_array and friends should provide the number of dimensions as a
 static member constant, so it is available at compile time and can be used
 in generic programming.  I assume the num_dimensions() non-static member
 function was put in the design with the idea that the number of dimensions
 of a multi_array object might be dynamically changed.  But since the multi
 array concept and classes doen't support changing the number of
 dimensions, it doesn't provide anything useful over a static constant.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3223>
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