From 5857124463278228558 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,a1681fbe736bf77b X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-06-07 04:56:54 PST Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Path: nntp.gmd.de!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news From: maxtal@physics.su.OZ.AU (John Max Skaller) Subject: Re: Why do default arguments have to be at the end? Message-ID: Keywords: default, argument Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: physics.su.oz.au Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia References: Date: Mon, 6 Jun 1994 17:02:06 GMT Lines: 20 In article affrunti@orion.oac.uci.edu (Bob Affrunti) writes: >I have a question for the guys writing the c++ standard. > >Why do default arguments have to follow the required arguments? > See ARM p142, 8.2.6. Bjarne considered and rejected the idea, I guess the committee doesnt want to argue with such a "style" decision. Its not as if serious functionality is lost: there are advantages and disadvantages and without a strong argument to change things the status quo just remains. [Other decisions like using <> for templates have serious disadvantages for parsers and that one has been discussed, but a change would break too much code] -- JOHN (MAX) SKALLER, INTERNET:maxtal@suphys.physics.su.oz.au Maxtal Pty Ltd, CSERVE:10236.1703 6 MacKay St ASHFIELD, Mem: SA IT/9/22,SC22/WG21 NSW 2131, AUSTRALIA