On 4/23/21 1:35 PM, Bastiaan Veelo wrote:
For reference, `SortedRange.release` is
[documented](https://dlang.org/phobos/std_range.html#.SortedRange) as such:
"Releases the controlled range and returns it."
Wow thanks! I love functions that are named exactly as what they do ;-)
Seriously though, I still don't know what it is that it does, and why
and when it should be done, and when not.
What happens when a range is released?
What happens if a range is not released?
What happens if a range is released more than once?
And what does "controlled" imply here? In what way has `SortedRange`
control over the underlaying data? What can I do and what can't I do to
the underlying data as long as `SortedRange` has control?
My failure to understand this function makes me fear I don't understand
`SortedRange` at all, and thereby don't understand how to use
`algorithm.sorting` properly.
`SortedRange` itself is kind of a kludge of "policy" that isn't fit for
function.
I use release to get the original data type out (via r.save.release),
but that's about it.
See my rant about it
[here](https://forum.dlang.org/post/r7ia94$19uo$1...@digitalmars.com)
-Steve
