Re: [boost] Re: about function.hpp

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-08 07:15:31

From: "Jesse Jones" <jesjones_at_[hidden]>

[...]

> >I'm looking at an interface more like:
> >class ITimer {
> >   TimerHandle AddTimer(const function<void>& f, int ms, ...);
> >   void RemoveTimer(TimerHandle handle);
> >   void SetDelay(TimerHandle handle, int ms);
> >};
> 
> Sure, you return a cookie used to identify the timer. But if you make 
> the reasonable requirement that   you can't install multiple timers 
> on one callback you can ditch the cookie. I don't think it buys you 
> anything: it's just one more piece of data for users to juggle.

Another approach:

class Timer
{
public:
    Timer(function<void> const & onTick, int interval);
};

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.