[PATCH] Change StringRef size_t instances to size_type

[Chris Lattner]

On May 1, 2013, at 3:48 PM, Aaron Ballman <aaron at aaronballman.com> wrote:

> Certainly, but then why leave the size_type typedef in?  Is it
> beneficial in some way?

It follows the STL.  Some generic STL algorithms presumably use it.

-Chris 

> 
> ~Aaron
> 
> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 6:36 PM, Chris Lattner <clattner at apple.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On May 1, 2013, at 12:46 PM, Aaron Ballman <aaron at aaronballman.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The StringRef datatype has mixed usage of size_t and size_type in its
>>> interface.  This patch changes usages of size_t into size_type for
>>> consistency.
>> 
>> Can we standardize the other way?  Use size_t for everything except the typedef of size_type?
>> 
>> -Chris