Re: [boost] [outcome] To variant, or not to variant?

Subject: Re: [boost] [outcome] To variant, or not to variant?
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-01 18:49:43

On 01/06/2017 19:30, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
> Robert Ramey wrote:
>> or
>>
>> template<class T>
>> struct outcome : public std::variant<T, std::error_code> {
>> // some special member functions
>> outcome(const std::error_code & e){...} // construct as error
>> outcome(const T & t){...} // construct legitimate result
>> };
> 
> Something like this?
> 
> https://github.com/pdimov/variant2/blob/develop/include/boost/variant2/result.hpp

Hmm, maybe you could also implement expected<T, E>, and that would kinda
eliminate the need for a Boost.Outcome?

Niall

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