[Boost-commit] svn:boost r59474 - in trunk/libs/type_traits/doc: . html/boost_typetraits/reference

Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r59474 - in trunk/libs/type_traits/doc: . html/boost_typetraits/reference
From: john_at_[hidden]
Date: 2010-02-04 12:22:34

Author: johnmaddock
Date: 2010-02-04 12:22:33 EST (Thu, 04 Feb 2010)
New Revision: 59474
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/59474

Log:
Add comment to remove_pointer docs.
Fixes #3771.
Text files modified: 
   trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/html/boost_typetraits/reference/remove_pointer.html |     4 +++-                                    
   trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/remove_pointer.qbk                                  |     3 ++-                                     
   2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Modified: trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/html/boost_typetraits/reference/remove_pointer.html
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/html/boost_typetraits/reference/remove_pointer.html	(original)
+++ trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/html/boost_typetraits/reference/remove_pointer.html	2010-02-04 12:22:33 EST (Thu, 04 Feb 2010)
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 </pre>
 <p>
         <span class="bold"><strong>type:</strong></span> The same type as <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>,
-        but with any pointer modifier removed.
+        but with any pointer modifier removed. Note that pointers to members are
+        left unchanged: removing the pointer decoration would result in an invalid
+        type.
       </p>
 <p>
         <span class="bold"><strong>C++ Standard Reference:</strong></span> 8.3.1.

Modified: trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/remove_pointer.qbk
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/remove_pointer.qbk	(original)
+++ trunk/libs/type_traits/doc/remove_pointer.qbk	2010-02-04 12:22:33 EST (Thu, 04 Feb 2010)
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
       typedef __below type;
    };
   
-__type The same type as `T`, but with any pointer modifier removed.
+__type The same type as `T`, but with any pointer modifier removed.  Note that pointers to members are left unchanged: 
+removing the pointer decoration would result in an invalid type.
 
 __std_ref 8.3.1.