RE: [boost] (no subject)

From: Michiel Salters (michiel.salters_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-24 10:33:19

Would 
BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT( (T*) 0 )
work for you ?

Regards,
Michiel Salters.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]On Behalf Of Robert Ramey
> Sent: donderdag 3 juni 2004 22:29
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] (no subject)
> 
> 
> BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT -
> 
> On occasion I find it convenient to use:
> 
> BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(false) 
> 
> In templated code that should be unreachable.  However, its 
> doesn't work
> with compilers that are too smart for their own good.  In 
> order to make this
> work I need something like:
> 
> BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::false_<T>::value)
> 
> Where boost::false<T> is a type that yields false for any type T.
> 
> Am I correct here?  Where should such a code snippet be 
> placed?  Could it be
> added to mpl, type_trait or what?
> 
> Robert Ramey
> 
> 
> 
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