Re: [Boost-users] Dynamically creating classed by name?

From: David Klein (d.klein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-29 06:02:02

boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] wrote:
> Is there any way that, using Boost, you can dynamically create
> classes by name, similar to the MFC RUNTIME_CLASS macros?  I was
> hoping that the boost::serialize libs might be able to help with this.
> 
> For example, I want to be able to do something like:
> 
> CMyClass* pClass = CREATE_CLASS_BY_NAME("CMyClass");
> 
> Can Boost help me to achieve this?
> 
> 
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hi rob,

i guess you're looking for some kind of reflection library.
there is none so far in boost, but there were some proposals in the
past.

see: http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/01/99686.php

HTH dave