[Boost-users] Re: [variant] is_a/can_be

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-04 16:07:39

While you're at it, any possibility you could add serialization to
boost::variant?

Robert Ramey

Bruno Martínez Aguerre wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 00:33:37 +0200, Yuval Ronen
> <ronen_yuval_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Eric Friedman wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>  I can imagine cases where the current behavior might be preferable
>>> (e.g., uses of variant types in generic contexts).  But I think for
>>> the vast majority of cases, and especially in non-generic contexts,
>>> checking the type as you propose is a good idea.
>>>  I will determine a way to work this into the library, either by
>>> modifying the semantics of boost::get or by introducing a new
>>> accessor function.  Thanks for the input.
>>>  Eric Friedman
>>> Co-author of Variant library
>>