Re: [boost] C++11 Metaprogramming

Subject: Re: [boost] C++11 Metaprogramming
From: paul Fultz (pfultz2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-04 19:07:45

----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric Niebler <eric_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Cc: 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 1:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [boost] C++11 Metaprogramming
> 
> On 4/3/2012 10:20 AM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
>> 
>>  on Sun Apr 01 2012, Olivier Grant <olivier.grant-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>  Hi Dave,
>>> 
>>>  That's going to be an interesting presentation. Here is a small 
> piece of
>>>  code that allows to generate a traits structure that determines if a 
> call
>>>  can be made on an object with a specific function name and specific
>>>  arguments and return value :
>>> 
>>>  https://gist.github.com/2276393
>>>  (compile with : g++ -std=c++0x -Wall -o has_callable has_callable.cpp)
>>> 
>>>  This was not possible in C++03, or at least not completely possible, 
> and
>>>  the code is much simpler with C++11 for the cases where it was possible 
> as
>>>  well.
> 
> Well, there's this: http://tinyurl.com/85sv5sy [*]

I wonder if this technique could be extended for member functions in C++03.

Thanks,
Paul Fultz II