Re: [boost] [optional] layout

Subject: Re: [boost] [optional] layout
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-02 10:33:39

Domagoj Saric a écrit :

> ps. it would be 'cool' if all of the functionality from boost::optional<> 
> not related to the 'is initialized' bool (conditional destruction, etc...) 
> could be extracted into a separate class (usefull for cases where you have 
> to delay/in-place construct an object but are certain that you will 
> construct it by the point where it needs to be used or destroyed...so you do 
> not need the 'conditional' overhead)...

If you are sure that the optional gets initialized, then there is no 
point in such a thing to begin with.

Simply don't declare your object before you can initialize it. If you 
can't, that probably means you need to reorganize your code.