Re: [boost] Utility for get/set member functions

From: Dragan Milenkovic (tyrant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-13 13:12:08

On May 13, 2002, Aaron Linnen wrote:

[snip]

> Borland's C++ Builder compiler has this feature, and it's handy. Their syntax:
> class Foo {
> public:
>     __property TRect Bounds = {read = FBounds, write = SetBounds};
>     __property int Width = {read=FWidth};
> private:
>     int FWidth;
>     TRect FBounds;
>     void SetBounds(TRect R);
> }
> You can use the variables directly (e.g. to read the FBounds above), or a function
> (the SetBounds). If either read or write isn't specified, the property becomes
> write only or read only. In the second example, Width becomes a read only access
> to the FWidth private member.
> 
> Of course, Borland has the option of compiler extensions, while boost doesn't.
> Aaron

But I think it is easy to create a class that would implement the
above behavior. It still requires some work to make it a template
class that people would like to use. If there is interest, I would
like to provide some sample implementations (as soon as I have them).

I was just wondering why there already isn't something like this
in the boost... It seems that beside this, the only thing that was
left out is the Pope's Ear.

-- 
Dragan Milenkovic