Re: [Boost-users] safe assign of int to enum

From: Tim Robertson (timr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-28 01:10:53

FYI:  Some googling tells me that there is current work underway (since  
2002?) on a Boost enum library.  Go here for a tarball of the latest  
candidate:

http://boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php? 
action=downloadfile&filename=enum_rev4.6.zip&directory=&PHPSESSID=aae83f 
bb6983e99c3a7b00c813f10502&PHPSESSID=aae83fbb6983e99c3a7b00c813f10502

-tim

On Mar 27, 2006, at 5:52 PM, Tomas Puverle wrote:

>> You make a good point. We should want
>> sizeof(other_enum)==sizeof(c_enum). Not everyone needs to map between
>> strings and enumerations
>
> While I can't guarantee that, that is the case most of the time.  Put  
> it this
> way - it will be true if your compiler will take a structure with one  
> member
> and no virtual functions and make sizeof(structure)==sizeof(member).
> I think I will add a feature to allow the programmer to specify the  
> underlying
> enum size, too (i.e. int, long, etc.)
> As I said, the implementation is both space and time efficient.
>
> Tom
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