From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-01 07:18:37
"Paul Mensonides" <pmenso57_at_[hidden]> writes:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>
>
>> Yeah. I have no problem with access protection where it prevents
>> unintentional misuse and improves overall code clarity. However, this
>> seems like it doesn't fit that bill.
>
> Oh, it does IMHO. Once it is defined it can be reused in all such
> contexts.
You said "it doesn't change the usage syntax", but doesn't it? How to
do you make a recursive invocation which needs to specify something
where the default parameter appears?
BTW, I read your thing about exception-specs, but fail to see any
relationship.
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