Re: [Boost-users] trick to print a type at compile-time

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] trick to print a type at compile-time
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-08 22:55:53

AMDG

Hicham Mouline wrote:
> I tried both ways:
>
> boost::mpl::print<result_type> myvar; 
>
> and 
>
> template <typename T>
> struct print_error {
> };
> typedef typename print_error<result_type>::type my_print_error;
> my_print_error myvar;
>
> In both cases, the bit in the error in msvc2008 just shows:
>
> 1>        with
> 1>        [
> 1>            T=result_type
> 1>        ]
>
> it doesn't print what that type actually is.
>   

MSVC does this for typedefs except when they are
declared in a class template.  Unfortunately, I don't
know of any way to get MSVC to print the actual type
in other cases.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe