Re: [libxml++] Re: [Libxmlplusplus-general] Adding STL-container-like methods to Node instead of returning a container instance

[Stefan Seefeld <seefeld sympatico ca>]

Jonathan Wakely wrote:

> > Element *element = ...;
> > my_function(element->children_begin(), element->children_end());
> >
> > which is rather elegant and intuitive (and consistent with STL),
> > don't you think ?
>
>
> No. It is not consistent with the STL. The STL clearly defines names for
> required methods, so it should be begin() not children_begin().
> If the interface conforms to one of the STL concepts then the names
> should match to indicate as much. A STL-savvy user who reads something
> saying "The libxml++ Document is a model of an STL Forward Container"
> will asusme they can write code using the "begin()" method.

it's not the container itself that is 'standard compliant'.
But the iterators it returns are.

Stefan