Re: [boost] Interest in bit-wise flags?

Subject: Re: [boost] Interest in bit-wise flags?
From: Jiří Havel (JSH_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-18 04:01:09

Hello,

The syntax is quite messy, but it can be hidden. However I think, it is 
too complicated and the same can be achieved in simpler way.

I personally use slightly modified flags from 
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lordodinscpplib/ It is simple macro to 
generate necessary operators for a scoped enum.

Unfortunately, this code requires C++11 and I am not sure if this can be 
rewritten for older compilers. There is some implementation of scoped 
enums in boost, so it may work.

But type safe flags are common enough to be part of boost. The 
implementation details are just a matter of taste. I would use flags 
from boost myself.

Jiří