Subject: Re: [Boost-users] implementing a new Range
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-26 13:31:39
Neil Groves wrote:
> I thought you could overload begin/end directly and it would get
> picked up by ADL, but it looks like it's range_begin/range_end.
> That really should be changed.
>
>
> I disagree that this should be changed. This arrangement allows
> qualified calls to boost::begin(x), boost::end(x) to continue to work
> and find the approriate range_begin(), range_end() functions via
> argument dependent lookup. If this rationale does not appear correct,
> then please explain a little further. I would be happy to make the
> change if I understand that it really would be an improvement.
The proposed system for C++0x uses directly begin/end as customization
points picked up by ADL IIRC.
boost::begin could still be used fully qualified and defer to ADL or the
basic implemenation, similarly to boost::swap, no?