From: Andy Little (andy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-09 12:54:38
"Tobias Schwinger" <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> wrote
> Is it asked too much to let the user just specify the type ?
but the user can specify the type...:
float f = double(pi);
> Every variable declaration requires a type so why make things more complicated
> for constants ?
In the math constants review I understood that not requiring to declare the
type was a desirable feature.
> C++ is a strictly typed language and I really can't see the point in emulating
> loose typedness for constants (especially since you can "declare" a pi
> constant by instantiating an object, e.g: "pi<float> PIf;").
I guess...
Whatever... if explicit type declaration is required so be it... Heigh Ho ...
regards
Andy Little