Re: [Boost-users] [bind] How do I....?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [bind] How do I....?
From: Robert Jones (robertgbjones_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-18 15:58:23

On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Michael Caisse <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Robert Jones wrote:
>
>> 2009/8/18 Björn Karlsson <Bjorn.Karlsson_at_[hidden] <mailto:
>> Bjorn.Karlsson_at_[hidden]>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    2) Use Boost.Lambda's bind() and dereference the placeholder
>>    directly in the bind expression.
>>
>>     for_each(vec.begin(), vec.end(), bind(&foo, *_1));
>>
>> Much as I like Lambda for virgin code, in my work code base there's a very
>> visible inclusion
>> of Boost.Bind, with placeholders in the global namespace. I've concluded
>> that the pain of clashing
>> placeholders just isn't worth it, so I steer clear of Lambda now.
>>
>> Thanks Bjorn.
>>
>>  - Rob.
>>
>
> Rob -
>
> Let me suggest Boost.Phoenix. Phoenix is an amazingly powerful library that
> will
> handle all of your bind and lambda needs. You also wont suffer from the
> plagued
> global namespace fiasco by mixing Boost.Bind and Boost.Lambda.
>

Ah, yes, Phoenix......

I'm never sure of the status of Phoenix - it's not listed as a first class
library in
the documentation, but buried inside the Spirit docs, and I understand
that's
about to change. So will all the #include paths change, or indeed some
aspects
of the functionality?

Thanks Micheal

- Rob.