From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-13 22:50:53
Jim Lear wrote:
> So in the absolute most abhorently poor code example (let's just call it
> "meta-code"), the map operator would behave like:
>
> data_type &operator[](const iterator &i) { return i->second; }
>
> Am I just too ignorant to make any sense? :-) Maybe I'll crawl back into my
> hole. :-)
You're making sense, but consider this: why should the map get involved
in that operation at all when you can do it all with the iterator?
Seems like a design flaw to get another object involved needlessly.
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com