Re: [boost] Phoenix review

Subject: Re: [boost] Phoenix review
From: Robert Jones (robertgbjones_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-26 12:17:50

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 4:53 PM, Giovanni Piero Deretta
<gpderetta_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> do this:
>
>    switch_(arg1)
>    [
>        case(1)[cout << val("one") << '\n'],
>        case(2)[cout << val("two") << '\n'],
>        default_[cout << val("other value"] << '\n')
>    ]
>
> this allows not only runtime selection of switch case values, but it
> will also work with everything that is equally comparable:
>
>    switch_(arg1)
>    [
>        case("one")[cout << val(1) << '\n'],
>        case("two")[cout << val(2) << '\n'],
>        default_[cout << val("other value"] << '\n')
>    ]
>
> which IMHO is a killer feature.
>

Blimey, yes, that really is worth having!

BTW I assume 'case' is meant to read 'case_'?

- Rob.

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