[boost] Re: [filesystem] Operations predicates

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-05 09:29:38

Beman,

Beman Dawes wrote:
> "Thomas Witt" <witt_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:d595jr$2d0$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> 
>>
>>In this case the fact that it is a bitmask type seems to be kind of 
>>misleading. Isn't the whole point of a bitmask type to be able to have 
>>multiple flags set at once?
> 
> 
> Multiple flags are or'ed together for tests:
> 
>   if  ( (status(p) & (directory_flag|file_flag)) != 0 ) ...
> 
> Isn't the usual way of the standard  is to describe that as a "bitmask 
> type"?

Sorry if my post sounded offending, it wasn't meant that way. That being 
said it was clueless anyway. I'll search for a stone to hide under.

Thomas

-- 
Thomas Witt
witt_at_[hidden]