Re: [Boost-users] [iterator] - does there exist an opposite of Function Output Iterator?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [iterator] - does there exist an opposite of Function Output Iterator?
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-05 22:47:25

on Thu Feb 05 2009, Michael Fawcett <michael.fawcett-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, as always, Steven.
>
> While clever, Boost.Lamba seems like overkill for this extremely
> simple task.  Is it your experience that it would generate code as
> efficient as what I originally posted?

Should be easily as efficient.

> Do you feel that such functionality doesn't belong in Boost.Iterator?

I definitely think it doesn't.  Boost.Iterator is about constructing
iterators.  You're constructing a function.  Boost.Lambda or Bind or
Pheonix are the right tools for that job.

> I think it nicely complements function_output_iterator.

Then maybe function_output_iterator ought to be moved into the lambda
lib ;-)

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Dave Abrahams
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