Re: [boost] Re: properties in C++

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-13 13:09:06

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From: "rogeeff" <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:03 PM
Subject: [boost] Re: properties in C++

> --- In boost_at_y..., "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_g...> wrote:
> 
> > IMHO, the ONLY advantage of a 'property' in comparison with the 
> good old:
> > 
> >     int const& foo() const { return m_foo ; }
> >     int         & foo()          { return m_foo ; }
> >     int m_foo ;
> > 
> > is that the user don't have to write the extra '()'.
> > 
> > I don't think that a property facility could add that much 
> complexity just
> > to allow syntactic sugar.
> > 
> > Of course, I can be missing something and I'll be glad to know it.
> > 
> > Fernando Cacciola
> > Sierra s.r.l.
> > fcacciola_at_g...
> > www.gosierra.com
> 
> Mostly it helps developer not the user.
> 
> Gennadiy
> 
> 
How exactly?

Fernando Cacciola
Sierra s.r.l.
fcacciola_at_[hidden]
www.gosierra.com