Re: Deprecate the use of plain pointers as standard container iterators

From:
thorsten.ottosen@dezide.com (Thorsten Ottosen)
Newsgroups:
comp.std.c++
Date:
Sat, 6 May 2006 17:35:48 GMT
Message-ID:
<445c5fe3$0$60784$157c6196@dreader1.cybercity.dk>
Alf P. Steinbach wrote:

* Thorsten Ottosen:

Please see

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1870.html#add-iterator-utilities-from-boost


Titled "Crazy ideas", but they're not at all crazy. Change the title.


I think people can see beyond the title.

Also, I think it would be a good idea to add inclusion of pi and e
constants in <cmath> and/or <limits>.


Then please write a proposal :-)

Usage would be like

   typedef std::constant<double> DoubleC;

   ...
   std::cout << DoubleC::pi << std::endl;


I don't know if the typedef is needed. However, you want to
check up on the constexpr proposal. Basically, you want to make all the
constant constexpr functions, like

template<>
struct constants<float>
{
   static constexpr float pi() { return 3.14....; }
   ...
}:

This will make vaules avaible at compile-time.

When I've mentioned this earlier the answer has always been that
nobody's proposed it. So, why not include it in the proposal list?atic


Because all of those proposal eventually need a more elaborate paper.
That paper was a "feeler" acting as a basis for discussion so I could
get some directions for what would be looked kindly upon by the LWG.

If you want this to happen, I suggets you write a paper. I'll be happy
to give you feedback.

best regards

-Thorsten

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