Re: [Boost-users] [Numeric Conversion] numeric_cast and UDTs

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-29 09:57:35

"Fernando Cacciola" <fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The default policy is to use the "internal range checking" logic, which, if 
> the source or target types are UDT, means no range checking at all.
>
> But you can, however, create and pass your own range checking policy.
> Is just that you can't simply use numeric_cast<> then.

That's rather a shame.  It would be better for generic code if the
checking policy could be specified non-intrusively, e.g. via some
traits.

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Dave Abrahams
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