[boost] Re: Re: Formal Review: Variant Library

From: Itay Maman (itay_maman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-19 02:08:53

"Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> At 02:49 PM 2/18/2003, Itay Maman wrote:
>
>  >"Rodolfo Lima" <rodolfo_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
>  >news:b2tm6v$9o7$1_at_main.gmane.org...
>  >> How different is boost::any from this new variant library? Don't they
>  >> address the same issue?
>  >>
>  >
[snip]
>
> Note that the need to document the difference between boost::any and
> boost::variant is common to both libraries.
>
> Thus (assuming boost::variant is accepted) it would make sense to document
> the difference in one place (presumably boost::variant) but then also add
a
> sentence with a link to the boost::any docs. Perhaps add that to your do
> list:-)
>
> --Beman
>

Agreed.

-Itay