Mark get_c_array as deprecated

boostorg · Jan 26, 2025 · 17b49d8 · 17b49d8
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diff --git a/include/boost/array.hpp b/include/boost/array.hpp
@@ -374,15 +374,17 @@ namespace boost {
         x.swap(y);
     }
 
-// Specific for boost::array: simply returns its elems data member.
+    // undocumented and obsolete
     template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+    BOOST_DEPRECATED( "please use `elems` instead" )
     T(&get_c_array(boost::array<T,N>& arg))[N]
     {
         return arg.elems;
     }
 
     // Const version.
     template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+    BOOST_DEPRECATED( "please use `elems` instead" )
     const T(&get_c_array(const boost::array<T,N>& arg))[N]
     {
         return arg.elems;