Re: [Boost-users] boost solution for transforming stl algorithms on proxy iterators?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost solution for transforming stl algorithms on proxy iterators?
From: Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. (jeffrey.hellrung_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-17 07:33:49

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Oswin Krause <
Oswin.Krause_at_[hidden]> wrote:
[...]

> would there be a general interest in a boost.iterator conforming
> implementation of stl algorithms?
>

I think any STL-like algorithms should be added to Boost.Range's existing
collection of algorithms. I've personally found range interfaces to such
algorithms (when appropriate) are significantly more convenient and easier
to read.

It's possible, for example, that a given algorithm can use the one in the
STL when the iterators are conforming standard iterators or when Boost
detects the underlying STL implementation relaxes the standard requirements
on iterators (e.g., does not actually require the reference type to be a
real reference); and otherwise dispatch to a Boost-provided implementation.

Perhaps the present Boost.Range maintainer (Neil Groves, I believe?) can
comment.

- Jeff