From: joel de guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-25 19:12:36
From: "Greg Colvin" > >
> > JDG: How about something like:
> >
> > class More_ {} more;
> >
> > IteratedParser Parser::operator () (uint first);
> > IteratedParser Parser::operator () (uint first, uint last);
> > IteratedParser Parser::operator () (uint first, More_ last);
>
> That works too, but how is it really better than
>
> const int more = -1;
> IteratedParser Parser::operator () (int first);
> IteratedParser Parser::operator () (int first, int last);
>
Yes. Taking int parameters require an additional assert
for invalid (negative) numbers apart from -1 for the
second arg. uint parameters do not require checking
for negative numbers.
Cheers,
Joel de Guzman