Re: [boost] Formal Review Request: TypeErasure

Subject: Re: [boost] Formal Review Request: TypeErasure
From: Nevin Liber (nevin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-15 14:37:08

On 15 June 2012 09:36, Hite, Christopher <
Christopher.Hite_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I think the use case for value based interface for a fat interface doesn't
> come up much.
>

It comes up as soon as I want a container of them.

Since they are not copyable or movable given just a base class reference, I
now have to clutter things up by externally managing them.  Instead of a
vector<Foo>, I have to use something like vector<unique_ptr<Foo>>.
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 Nevin ":-)" Liber  <mailto:nevin_at_[hidden]>  [phone]