Re: [boost] Re: Date-Time

From: Janusz Piwowarski (jpiw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-20 02:59:01

Rob Stewart writes:
> > 
> >     d.allow_clipping_to_eom() + 2*months;
> >     d.disallow_clipping_to_eom() + 2*months;
> 
> That would require modifying the date class to add new mfs for
> each style, right?  

Right

> > or 
> > 
> >     allow_clipping_to_eom(d) + 2*months;
> >     disallow_clipping_to_eom(d) + 2*months;
> > 
> > where adding months to date directly isn't allowed.
> 
> That sounds like an excellent approach.  Not only might the
> library provide one or more such date wrappers and factory
> functions, but this provides a clear usage pattern that custom
> wrappers can follow.
> 

Yes, it's possible to create rules like 

dont_stop_on_sunday(d) + 14*days

Janusz