Re: std::pair<,>

From: Jonathan Mcdougall (jonathanmcdougall_at_DELyahoo.ca)
Date: 10/04/03 

Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:18:18 -0400

> > So, if you want a Point with members x and
> > y, why not subclass?
>
> Why not simply:
>
> std::pair<int,int> coord(x,y);
>
> or if you like:
>
> typedef std::pair<int,int> Point;
>
> Point coord(x,y);

The thig is

coord.first = 2;

is not quite representative, as opposed to

coord.x = 2;

Jonathan

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