On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 03:32:20PM +0200, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > Yes, you need to implement a non-throwing swap function, but then you > are typesafe.
[Typesafe?] [Which is always a pain in the ass to maintain if you have a dozen members or so...] What the heck is wrong with the auto-generated version of operator=(). Less code means less maintance. And don't tell me LyX would do anything sensible if constructors start throwing. I see no benefit in adding hunderds of lines of code just for obscure theories.. Andre' -- Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. (T. Jefferson)