Re: [Boost-users] [serialization][any]Do we haveserializationsupport for boost::any?

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-28 06:10:11

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> But failing that, what about adding the following macros:
>
>   I_WANT_TO_USE_TYPEID_WHEN_SERIALIZING_DERIVED_CLASSES_OF(any_base)
>
> or
>
> USE_THE_FOLLOWING_FUNCTOR_TO_GET_GUI_FOR_CLASSES_DERIVED_FROM(any_base,
> serialization::typeid_guid_maker)
>
> ? At least that would make boost::any serializable.

I don't think it will make it DEserializable, though. You still need to map 
the string to a type when loading, which requires that you have previously 
registered the type. A boost::any is equivalent to a pointer to an abstract 
class from serialization point of view.