[boost] Re: typeof

From: Arkadiy Vertleyb (vertleyb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-10 16:39:11

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote

> We can build a unique type and use that as one parameter to any
> templates we need to instantiate in this file.
>
> > Each type/template is registered in some particular (header/source) file
at
> > some particular line.  The line gives us a unique id inside the file.
> > What's missing is a unique integer that would identify the file.
>
> Not everything has to be an integer ;-)

But types/templates have to be encoded as integers in order to "return" them
from the function using sizeof...

Regards,
Arkadiy