[boost] [OT] Why no using in class?

From: Neal D. Becker (nbecker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-04-16 13:42:53

Why are we not allowed to do:

class X {
  using foo:whatever;
...
};

I asked on comp.lang.c++.moderated, but got no useful answer.  It
seems to me this is a very useful thing to be able to do.