[Boost-users] Re: (newbie) design question (is there an MPL solution?)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-11 08:52:45

Timothy Perrigo <tperrigo_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> But does it *need* to be a runtime value?  If so, something like
>> Gennadiy's solution is the only choice.  If not, you can do something
>> much more efficient with MPL.
>
> It may be possible to design things so that the ids of the variables
> are known at compile time...If so, do you have any thoughts on how we
> could accomplish this using MPL?  I'm excited about learning more
> about metaprogramming, so I'd welcome any suggestions or advice.

Actually if the value is known at compile-time, just use the
Boost.Tuples library (to be replaced eventually by
Boost.Fusion, which is built on MPL) directly.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com