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I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct even : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), even() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?

EDIT: Since C++11, it is legal to use a local type as a template argument.

I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct even : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), even() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?

EDIT: Since C++11, it is legal to use a local type as a template argument.

I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct even : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), even() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?

I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct even : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), even() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?

EDIT: Since C++11, it is legal to use a local type as a template argument.

I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct pair : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), pair() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?

I have always wondered why you cannot use locally defined classes as predicates to STL algorithms.

In the question: Approaching STL algorithms, lambda, local classes and other approaches, BubbaT mentions says that 'Since the C++ standard forbids local types to be used as arguments'

Example code:

int main() { int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 }; std::vector<int> v( array, array+10 ); struct even : public std::unary_function<int,bool> { bool operator()( int x ) { return !( x % 2 ); } }; std::remove_if( v.begin(), v.end(), even() ); // error } 

Does anyone know where in the standard is the restriction? What is the rationale for disallowing local types?