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< a href = "algorithms.html#fusion.algorithms.lazy_evaluation" > Lazy Evaluation</ a >
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Unlike < a href = "http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/index.html" target = "_top" > MPL</ a > , Fusion
algorithms are lazy and non sequence-type preserving. What does that mean?
It means that when you operate on a sequence through a Fusion algorithm that
returns a sequence, the sequence returned may not be of the same class as the
original. This is by design. Runtime efficiency is given a high priority. Like
< a href = "http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/index.html" target = "_top" > MPL</ a > , and unlike
< a href = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Template_Library" target = "_top" > STL</ a > ,
fusion algorithms are functional in nature such that algorithms are non mutating
(no side effects). However, due to the high cost of returning full sequences
such as vectors and lists, < span class = "emphasis" >< em > Views</ em ></ span > are returned from Fusion
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algorithms instead. For example, the < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/transform.html" title = "transform" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > transform</ span ></ code ></ a > algorithm does not actually
return a transformed version of the original sequence. < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/transform.html" title = "transform" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > transform</ span ></ code ></ a > returns a < a href = "sequences/views/transform_view.html" title = "transform_view" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > transform_view</ span ></ code ></ a > . This view holds a
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reference to the original sequence plus the transform function. Iteration over
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the < a href = "sequences/views/transform_view.html" title = "transform_view" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > transform_view</ span ></ code ></ a >
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will apply the transform function over the sequence elements on demand. This
< span class = "emphasis" >< em > lazy</ em ></ span > evaluation scheme allows us to chain as many algorithms
as we want without incurring a high runtime penalty.
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The < span class = "emphasis" >< em > lazy</ em ></ span > evaluation scheme where < a href = "algorithms.html" title = "Algorithms" > Algorithms</ a >
return < a href = "sequences/views.html" title = "Views" > Views</ a > also allows operations
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such as < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/push_back.html" title = "push_back" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > push_back</ span ></ code ></ a > to be totally generic. In
Fusion, < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/push_back.html" title = "push_back" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > push_back</ span ></ code ></ a > is actually a generic algorithm
that works on all sequences. Given an input sequence < code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > s</ span ></ code >
and a value < code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > x</ span ></ code > , Fusion's < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/push_back.html" title = "push_back" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > push_back</ span ></ code ></ a > algorithm simply returns
a < a href = "sequences/views/joint_view.html" title = "joint_view" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > joint_view</ span ></ code ></ a > :
a view that holds a reference to the original sequence < code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > s</ span ></ code >
and the value < code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > x</ span ></ code > . Functions
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that were once sequence specific and need to be implemented N times over N
different sequences are now implemented only once. That is to say that Fusion
sequences are cheaply extensible. However, an important caveat is that the
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result of a sequence extending operation like < a href = "algorithms/transformation/functions/push_back.html" title = "push_back" >< code class = "computeroutput" >< span class = "identifier" > push_back</ span ></ code ></ a > does not retain the properties
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of the original sequence such as associativity of < span class = "underline" > _set</ span > _s.
To regain the original sequence, < a href = "sequences/conversion/functions.html" title = "Functions" > Conversion</ a >
functions are provided. You may use one of the < a href = "sequences/conversion/functions.html" title = "Functions" > Conversion</ a >
functions to convert back to the original sequence type.
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