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Subject: Re: [boost] Inconsistency between std::minmax and boost::minmax
From: Eric Niebler <eric () boostpro ! com>
Date: 2012-02-25 3:41:26
Message-ID: 4F485866.1060206 () boostpro ! com
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On 2/24/2012 4:58 PM, Marshall Clow wrote:
> On Feb 24, 2012, at 2:00 PM, Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Marshall Clow
>> <mclow.lists@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> So, C++11 has been approved, and in the new standard library,
>>> there is:
>>>
>>> template <typename T> std::pair<const T&, const T&> minmax (
>>> const T& a, const T& b )
>>>
>>> but in Boost, we've got: template <typename T> tuple< T const&,
>>> T const& > minmax(T const& a, T const& b) {
>>>
>>> I can easily change boost minmax to return a pair instead of a
>>> 2-element tuple, but that's an interface change, and might
>>> break existing code.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, giving them the same interface will make it
>>> easier for people to move to C++11's library functions.
>>>
>>> Any opinions? ideas?
>>>
>>
>> I could be wrong about this, but wouldn't that be problematic for
>> C++03 std::pair, which (typically) barfs when instantiated with
>> reference types?
>
> Unfortunately, all I can find is
>> late after the review, as I finally scrounged to add the library
>> for a release, Eric Niebler noted the bad behavior of std::pair
>> for minmax and suggested to use Boost.tuple instead.
>
> Does anyone have a link to this discussion?
Not offhand, but I can tell you that my objection was precisely
because C++03 std::pair cannot hold references.
--
Eric Niebler
BoostPro Computing
http://www.boostpro.com
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