From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-07-20 17:43:45
on 7/19/01 2:13 PM, Peter Dimov at pdimov_at_[hidden] wrote:
[SNIP]
> * an implicit conversion to "void const *" allows (?) the object to be used
> in a delete expression.
[TRUNCATE]
The original guideline was for value types that may need to express some
Boolean state for "if" or "?:". A "bool" conversion seems best, but C++
built-in conversion rules would also let the conversion work for "int" and
the other built-in numeric types. A "void const *" conversion avoids the
numeric conversions. These values types shouldn't be in a delete expression
in the first place (without a preceding &), so that worry shouldn't matter.
-- Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT mac DOT com