Re: [Boost-Users] Lambda shortcut?

From: Jaakko Jarvi (jajarvi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-26 10:05:19

In our last exciting episode Stephen Love wrote:
> 
> Monday, August 25, 2003, 7:30:50 PM, Jaakko Jarvi wrote:
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> JJ> In our last exciting episode 'Hurd, Matthew' wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there a short cut for bind(&class::method_name, this, _1)?  I could wrap
> >> it in a macro, as I use it enough, but is there something nicer I'm missing?
> >> 
> 
> JJ> I don't think you're missing anything. The code you show is the way to
> JJ> do it. I just wish operator. or operator-> would be freely overloadable.
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> JJ>   Jaakko
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> operator-> *is* overloadable.
> 

It is, but not freely. The return type cannot be arbitrary, say a
lambda_functor type, making it not very useful for the LL.

  Cheers, Jaakko

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