[boost] Re: [mpl] easy access to inherit_linearly elements

From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-18 03:56:53

On 01/17/2005 09:32 PM, Larry Evans wrote:
[snip]
> The code:
> 
>    t.get_inherit_side<...>:::type::left_type::value;
> 
> is simply a qualified access to the member variable of a supertype of t.
> There's no need for a member method, and all get_ith_head does is
> simply use what amounts to the above code to access the proper
> superclass member variable.  As mentioned previously, this is no
> different than:
> 
>    t.sk::sk+1::sn::value;
> 
I smell something wrong with the expression:

   t.sk::sk+1::sn::value;

I can't put my finger on it, but it just seems suspicious.