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On 1 Feb., 18:38, "Johannes Schaub (litb)" <schaub-johan...@web.de>
wrote:
> I wonder whether it would be possible to get rid of "typename <tmp>::type"
> for the most common cases (enable_if (?))
>
> template<bool C, typename T = void>
> using enable_if = typename enable_if<C, T>::type;
>
> Does that allow the following?
>
> template<typename T>
> enable_if<is_pointer<T>::value> f();
>
> If it does, has it been considered to make it that way?

I don't think that you can reintroduce the name enable_if,
but except for this the approach looks both feasible and
nice to me. Regarding your second question: I don't
think that it has been considered - nice idea.

- Daniel


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