Re: [Boost-users] [array] VC++ 7.1 bug and a proposed fix

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-24 11:13:02

Peter Dimov wrote:
> John Maddock wrote:
>
>> Boost.Array is not intended to be either copy-constructable or
>> assignable, so instantiating a function returning an array-by-value
>> *should* fail to compile.
>
> What makes you think so?

Because if a function returns type X by value, then the function return 
statement must surely use either the copy constructor or the assignment 
operator of X?

Likewise returning a C-array by value is not legal.

John.