Re: [Boost-users] [STL] Is there a std::abs<>() function? (Max)

On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 09:11, Max wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean by ADL?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_dependent_name_lookup In short, I'm suggesting using name lookup and overload resolution to find the correct abs function for the type, rather than using a template to generate one.