Re: [boost] Assign V2 - first impression

23 Jun 2011

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The following next example is also IMO convoluted, I've read it multiple
times but I don't understand what it attempts to do.
std::vector<int>  numeric( 10 ); iota( numeric, 0 );
...
typedef std::string str_; typedef variant<  int, str_>  data_;
array<data_, 17>  keypad;
csv(
     put( keypad ),
     "+", "-", "*", "/", "=", ".", "c"
).for_each( numeric );
Call me nitpicky but this example was not meant to illustrate 
initialization, which does not come until Conversion in the tutorial. 
Therefore, it is not equivalent to your example below:
...
Reading the assert macros, I guess this is equivalent?
array<variant<int, std::string>, 17>  keypad =
{
"+", "-", "*", "/", "=", ".", "c",
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
};
The statement that would be equivalent to your statement is :

array<data_, 17> keypad = converter(
     csv_deque<data_, 1>(
         "+", "-", "*", "/", "=", ".", "c"
     ).for_each( numeric )
);

or (since you stated a preference for the variadic form):

array<data_, 17> keypad = converter(
     deque<data_>
         ( "+" )( "-" )( "*" )( "/" )( "=" )( "." )( "c" )
         .for_each( numeric )
);

Neither of which is as neat as C++0x's initialization list approach, as 
already acknowledged in a previous thread. But it's not always supported 
and does not help for filling a container either.