> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Peter Dimov
> Optional does not have pointer semantics. Two optionals can > never alias each > other. "Consistent with pointer semantics" doesn't make > sense. Optional is > not a pointer. Don't try to make it into one; you'll arrive > at shared_ptr. > ;-) :-) true. But it also does not have container semantics either. I prefered your analogy with a special valued INT. Given that we have *opt1 == *opt2 for ordinary value comparisons then opt1 == opt2 is purely a test of the two optional's state. /ikh _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
