Re: string upper, string lower, string subthisforthat

From: Chris \( Val \) (chrisval_at_bigpond.com.au)
Date: 09/27/04


Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:51:24 +1000


"Robert W Hand" <rwhand@NOSPAMoperamail.com> wrote in message
news:gkpbl0pgld435hk6cd8v1ja8vti13vmt3u@4ax.com...
| On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:42:48 +1000, "Chris \( Val \)"
| <chrisval@bigpond.com.au> wrote:
|
| >
| >"Robert W Hand" <rwhand@NOSPAMoperamail.com> wrote in message
| >news:nm1bl0h1i51mh6e1i82us30hldju6uchot@4ax.com...
| >| On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:48:54 +0100, Alwyn <dt015a1979@mac.com.invalid>
| >| wrote:
| >
| >Hi Bob and Alwyn.

[snip]

| >Before I hit the sack :-)
| >
| >I also did some searching, and there is a later DR
| >that addresses the 'std::for_each()' issue(s) here:
| >http://www.comeaucomputing.com/iso/lwg-active.html#475
|
| That's the same DR as I quoted two messages back.
| It has been a long day! ;-)

OMG :-)
Sorry about that, it was indeed a long day.

[snip]

| >Can I assume that we all now agree, that 'for_each' can be
| >used to modify it's arguments, and transform cannot ?
|
| Yuo may assume that. I never took the other point of view as a hard
| line. However, I do usually try to avoid using a non-constant
| function.

Sure, ok.

| But it does appear that the Standard will be changed to fit common
| usage. C++ is like a human language. It can be changed to adapt to
| common usuage as it evolves. And it will be nice to have a
| non-modifying and modifying for_each in the Standard Library.

Makes sense to me :-)
I guess what we all really want is some unambiguous wording.

The way it stands, there seem to be many interpretations, but
I think that most now have come to some agreement about the
'for_each' algorithm.

| >PS: It was our 'AFL (Australian Football League) Grand Final'
| >today, and it's been a long day, and night.
|
| Are you a player? Hope your team won.

No, I'm to old for that, and my team didn't make
the finals :-)

Thanks Bob.
Chris Val



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