C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Why not a copy_if() algorithm?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language, library and standards View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Prateek R Karandikar Guest Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:57 pm    Post subject: Why not a copy_if() algorithm? Why isn't there a std::copy_if() algorithm that copies element satisfying a condition? I have read that it was "somehow" left out of the Standard, but there has to be a reason ... -- -- Abstraction is selective ignorance. -Andrew Koenig -- -- --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Paul Evans Guest Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Why not a copy_if() algorithm? [email]kprateek88 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com[/email] (Prateek R Karandikar) wrote in message news:<607f883e.0409050147.16c2fdef (AT) posting (DOT) google.com>... Quote: Why isn't there a std::copy_if() algorithm that copies element satisfying a condition? I have read that it was "somehow" left out of the Standard, but there has to be a reason ... -- -- Abstraction is selective ignorance. -Andrew Koenig -- -- --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] It was the algorithm actually used to copy the commitee selected elements from the HP STL to the standard C++ library. Copying itself resulted in infinite recusion that had to be terminated in order to make the tight deadlines ;-) --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Jeff Flinn Guest Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:11 am    Post subject: Re: Why not a copy_if() algorithm? "Prateek R Karandikar" <kprateek88 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Why isn't there a std::copy_if() algorithm that copies element satisfying a condition? I have read that it was "somehow" left out of the Standard, but there has to be a reason ... Google groups for copy_if Jeff F --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ] Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language, library and standards All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.