Hi Nevin, Krzysztof Czainski wrote:
Nathan Ridge:
Nevin Liber:
I'd like to make a request for an is_iterable<T> type trait, which
detects
if a type can be used in C++11 range-based for. I have a prototype which currently meets my needs (I can make it available; it detects if both std::begin(c) and std::end(c) can be called), but I'm wondering:
a) What should the name be? (I'm not married to is_iterable)
is_range ?
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Does this sound like a good idea?
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There have been a few attempts in the past:
http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/is-range-metafunction-td2650470.html http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/range-Trying-to-make-an-quot-is-range-quo... It seems most have concluded it's not possible in the general case. I think you could get close enough to count, however. I'd be interested to see the code, myself. Thanks, Nate