Re: [Boost-users] equals() from boost/algorithm/string.hpp in top namespace?

From: bryane (ewbank_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-09 15:49:49

Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Why is equals() in the top namespace in 1.33.1?
> 
> #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp>
> #include <boost/array.hpp>
> 
> int main()
> {
>         boost::array<char, 4> a = { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
>         equals(a, a);
>         return 0;
> }
> 

To determine if it /really/ is the top namespace, use

     ::equals(a,a);

This should be rejected, since it blocks the normal name lookup rules.