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From: mcook@lna.logica.com (Michael Cook)
Subject: Re: Why do default arguments have to be at the end?
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>>>>> "affrunti" == Bob Affrunti <affrunti@orion.oac.uci.edu> writes:

    affrunti> Why do default arguments have to follow the required arguments?

    affrunti> Why couldn't you have something like:

    affrunti> x.afrunction( ,2,,4 );

I think bs talks about this in D&E.
Among other problems, he says something about it being too subtle.

Michael.