[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4909: class path funcs taking iterators making poor assumption

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4909: class path funcs taking iterators making poor assumption
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-29 22:08:29

#4909: class path funcs taking iterators making poor assumption
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 Reporter:  bemandawes    |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs          |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  Boost-1.46.0  |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.45.0  |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                |  
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 class path funcs taking iterators are assuming the value_type of the
 iterator is a character type. But it is perfectly natural to write
 something like path p(q.begin(), q.end()) where q is a path or a vector of
 strings, so the value type is a container.

 The fix is to add several overloads depending on the value_type of the
 iterator.

 The rule-of-thumb might be something like "if the operation has an
 overload of a single item of type T, it should also handle iteration over
 a sequence of T's.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4909>
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