RE: [boost] Re: Portable alternative for VS.NET __if_exists

From: Brian Braatz (brianb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-05 11:49:22

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> On Behalf Of Roman Yakovenko
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Abrahams [mailto:dave_at_[hidden]]
> > Mårten Rånge wrote:
> > > I'm looking for a portable version of __if_exists (VS.NET
> > keyword) and
> > > unfortunately google turned up nothing good.
> > >
> > > I use boost fairly regular and checked boost::type_traits
> > but found nothing
> > > that seemed to similar.
> > >
> > > Has anyone heard of something that can accomplish this?
> >
> > It might help if you described what it does.
> 
> full explanation:
> 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vclang/html/vclrfthe__if_existsstatement.asp
> 

[Brian Braatz] I Find it a TAD bothersome that the link above does NOT state it is a MS specific implementation.

OR - Is this something recently added to the standard I never noticed????

Anyone know?