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I haven't been able to find any proposal on this group for "extension
methods".  What I mean is to allow using the "object-dot-method" sytax to
call "global-function-with-object-as-first-argument".

i.e.

using std::sort;
my_vector.sort();
// or
my_vector.std::sort();

// especially powerful with chaining, if globals return the target object
my_vector.sort().tail(10).copy(ostream_iterator...)
//or
my_vector.sort(std::greater()).head(10).inverted().copy(ostream_iterator...)

etc etc


I figure this must have been discussed at some point, given how many
amazing benefits this would have combined with ranges, concepts, modules
etc etc.  Perhaps there are some serious drawbacks that have already been
discussed, but I would love to read about them.

Thanks.

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I haven't been able to find any proposal on this group for "extension metho=
ds".  What I mean is to allow using the "object-dot-method" sytax to c=
all "global-function-with-object-as-first-argument".<div><br></div><div>i.e=
..</div><div><br></div><div>using std::sort;</div><div>my_vector.sort();</di=
v><div>// or<br></div><div>my_vector.std::sort();</div><div><br></div><div>=
// especially powerful with chaining, if globals return the target object</=
div><div>my_vector.sort().tail(10).copy(ostream_iterator...)</div><div>//or=
</div><div>my_vector.sort(std::greater()).head(10).inverted().copy(ostream_=
iterator...)</div><div><br></div><div>etc etc</div><div><br></div><div><br>=
</div><div>I figure this must have been discussed at some point, given how =
many amazing benefits this would have combined with ranges, concepts, modul=
es etc etc. &nbsp;Perhaps there are some serious drawbacks that have alread=
y been discussed, but I would love to read about them.</div><div><br>Thanks=
..</div>

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