Re: [boost] Re: Type ranges and specific valid values

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-05 13:38:54

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 12:46:40 -0400, Edward Diener wrote
> Jeff Garland wrote:
> >   struct bad_year : public std::out_of_range
> >   {
> >     bad_year() :
> >       std::out_of_range(std::string("Year is out of valid range:
> >     1400..10000")) {}
> >   };
> 
> Unfortunately you are hardcoding the range in your exception rather than
> getting it from your policy class's template parameters somehow.

True.  I could have used the min() and max() methods, but then would have
needed to convert numbers to strings.  Just didn't seem worth the trouble
given the proximity of the 2 lines of code that define the range...
 
> Sounds good, I will look at your code for your policy. Thanks !

Sure :-)

Jeff