ceph/src/boost/libs/tti/doc/tti_terminology.qbk

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   8 [section:tti_terminology Terminology]
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  10 The term "enclosing type" refers to the type which is being introspected.
  11 This type is always a class, struct, or union.
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  13 The term "inner xxx", where xxx is some element of the enclosing type,
  14 refers to either a type, template, function, or data within the enclosing
  15 type. The term "inner element" also refers to any one of these entities in general.
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  17 I use the term "nested type" to refer to a type within another type.
  18 I use the term "member function" or "member data" to refer to non-static
  19 functions or data that are part of the enclosing type.
  20 I use the term "static member function" or "static member data" to refer to static
  21 functions or data that are part of the enclosing type.
  22 I use the term "nested class template" to refer to a class template
  23 nested within the enclosing type.
  24
  25 Other terminology may be just as valid for the notion of C++ language
  26 elements within a type, but I have chosen these terms to be consistent.
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  28 The term "generated metafunction(s)" refers to macro metafunctions
  29 which are generated by macros.
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