[Boost-users] Re: starting to learn Boost MPL and type_trait

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-15 15:07:31

David Abrahams wrote:
> Ben Hutchings <ben.hutchings_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> Actually it can:
>>
>>     struct D : C { void foo(std::string); };
>>
>>     mem_fun mf = static_cast<mem_fun>(&D::foo);
>>
>> Not that I'd recommend doing that, as it invites type errors.
>
> Creating an instance by breaking the type system is cheating.  Why not
> reinterpret_cast<mem_fun>("foo"), for that matter?
>
> A simpler instance of the type is:
>
>   mem_fun mf = 0;

Okay, okay, I was all wrong ;)

> Cheers,

Jonathan