"Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto@cs.auc.dk> writes:
Dear All,
I've put meself in a funny situation. I have a class with an begin() end() members, but I wan't to call boost::begin() boost::end() without the boost:: prefix so ADL is functional. Can that be done?
We ought to be seriously considering the approach of http://tinyurl.com/3tu8a for Boost functions that, like begin() and end(), rely on ADL. It may not solve the problem of accidental conformance, but at least it allows code that invokes these functions to be explicit about which algorithm is intended. If the boost function can develop some intelligence about detecting concept conformance of its parameters, it may allow us to avoid some accidental conformance too. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com