Re: [boost] [assert] static_assert envy

Subject: Re: [boost] [assert] static_assert envy
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-17 11:57:22

AMDG

On 1/17/2011 7:06 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:
> Whenever I write a BOOST_ASSERT macro, I'm envious of C++0x static_assert
> because of its ability to supply a clear error message. I'd really like to
> be able to write a variant of BOOST_ASSERT like this:
>
> #include<boost/assert.hpp>
> int main()
> {
>    BOOST_EXTENDED_ASSERT(true, "This will not assert");
>    BOOST_EXTENDED_ASSERT(false, "This will assert");
>    return 0;
> }
>
> And then get debug mode output like this:
>
> ***** Internal Program Error - Assertion Failed *****
> extended_assert_test.cpp(6): error in int main(void): This will assert
>
> Adding the code below at the end of<boost/assert.hpp>  will do just that. It
> isn't totally ready for prime time, but it would be nice to find out if
> others would like something similar added to<boost/assert.hpp>.
>

Is there anything wrong with the idiom

assert(true && "This will not assert");

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe