[vtk-developers] vtkDataSetAttributes documentation

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

What I was referring to was the fact that the following statement
simply won't compile -- which is the effect of the correction you
suggested

void Foo(int a=12, int);

Utkarsh


On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:48 PM, David Doria <daviddoria+vtk at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit
> <utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Not in this case since you have assign a default value to it.
>>
>> Utkarsh
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM, David Doria <daviddoria+vtk at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Looking at functions like this:
>> >   // Description:
>> >   // Initialize point interpolation method.
>> >   // Note that pd HAS to be the vtkDataSetAttributes object which
>> >   // will later be used with InterpolatePoint or InterpolateEdge.
>> >   // ext is no longer used.
>> >   // If shallowCopyArrays is true, input arrays are copied to the output
>> >   // instead of new ones being allocated.
>> >   void InterpolateAllocate(vtkDataSetAttributes* pd, vtkIdType sze=0,
>> >                            vtkIdType ext=1000)
>> > I'm assuming when they say XYZ is no longer used, it is not removed from
>> > the
>> > declaration for backwards compatibility purposes - is this correct?
>> > Also, should/can it be wrapped in a vtkNotUsed:
>> >   void InterpolateAllocate(vtkDataSetAttributes* pd, vtkIdType sze=0,
>> >                            vtkIdType vtkNotUsed(ext))
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>
> I followed it through a little bit and it eventually gets to
> newAA->Allocate(sze,ext);
> So it IS used then, right? Should it say something more like "The default
> value of ext=1000 is almost always appropriate"?
> I'm really not trying to nit pick, I just think if we remove the confusion
> every time we come across it things will eventually all be clear.
> Thanks,
>
> David
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