Re: [boost] Re: Fast Track Review Request: Disable unused variable warnings.

From: Dick.Bridges_at_[hidden]
Date: 2003-11-13 11:17:42

My $.02:
template <class T> inline void quell_warning_unused_variable(const T&) {}

IMHO it "reads" better because "unused_variable" qualifies the variable
name.
For example:  quell_warning_unused_variable(froggie);

                                                                                                                                              
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[2003-11-12] Eric Friedman wrote:

>Rene Rivera wrote:
>
>> Dear Boosters,
>>
>> Did the one change Dave suggested of using the function template
solution
>> instead of the macro.. To avoid yet another BOOST macro...
>>
>> template <class T> inline void no_unused_variable_warning(const T&) {}
>
>Why not just call it unused_variable?
>
>Argument: It seems the intent is to explicitly document that the
>variable is unused. The added benefit is that the compiler understands
>this documentation. If we were just trying to silence the compiler, we
>could turn off unused variable warnings.

The one reason I can think of to have the extra no_..._warning is to
document not just that the variable is unused, but that it causes a warning
because it is unused.

That said.. I'm happy with just about any name others think is best ;-)

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