[boost] Re: [pointer container] copyability

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-27 09:22:14

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:uk6mo2ylf.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
| "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:
|
| > A "value object" implies something that behaves as an int; a
| > "polymophic object" implies something that needs to allocated
| > dynamically and which has virtual functions.
|
| A polymorphic object doesn't need to be allocated dynamically.

if you want it to act polymophic you have to.

| > trying to make a polymorphic object behave like a value object is
| > confusing a best.
|
| Who does it confuse?  Pimpl is a commonly used and well understood
| pattern for doing just that.

Pimpl is an ugly hack for compilation firewalls.

-Thorsten