Re: [boost] Re: additional boost libraries?

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-26 04:03:05

David Abrahams wrote:

> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>   boost::dll plugin("foo");
>>   plugin["bar"].as<void (void)>();
>>
>>or something trickier, like:
>>
>>   - calling C++ functions:
>>
>>        plugin.call<void (void)>("bar") -- no need for "extern "C"

I love this! It would really be great!

How about something like
plugin.func<void(void)>("some_func") returning a callable functor - some 
wrapper over boost::function, which
- will work as long as the plugin is in memory
- will throw otherwise
- eventually have a method for knowing if you can still call this function

I'd certainly have uses for this.

Best,
John

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