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why do algorithms return a copy of the functor?

For example, for_each?

Sep 26 '06 #1
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vsgdp wrote:
why do algorithms return a copy of the functor?
Most don't.
For example, for_each?
std::for_each is an exception. To quote the SGI STL documentation:

"This return value is sometimes useful, since a function object may
have local state. It might, for example, count the number of times that
it is called, or it might have a status flag to indicate whether or not
a call succeeded."

See http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/for_each.html

Best regards,

Tom

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