Re: [boost] Typesafe enums proposal

From: Maksym Motornyy (mmotorny_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-21 11:06:40

> To set the names, we use
> 
>    SA_BEGIN_ENUMERATOR_REGISTRATION(example)
>       SA_REGISTER_ENUMERATOR(enumerator1, "Some long description")
>       SA_REGISTER_SIMPLE_ENUMERATOR(enumerator1)
>       ...
>    SA_END_ENUMERATOR_REGISTRATION(example)
Did you look at my library? You can register with enumerators not only 
short and verbose names but also arbitrary data (example of such data is 
expression on the right of enumerator).

> We use that regularly.  Since the macros generate typesafe code,
> we don't find their use problematic.
> 
For me using macro is also not a problem. If one finds macros ugly he 
can declare enumerator in plain C++.

Sincerely,
Maksym Motornyy.