Re: [Boost-users] [serialization]

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-18 12:44:48

This is all handled automatically by the library.  Read the information
related to serialization of pointers.

Robert Ramey

Manuel Jung wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I still got some starting problems with the boost::serialization
> library. I want to serialize a shared_ptr to my own polymorphic class.
> I'm building my own networkprotocol and the basic idea is a kind
> of "header"-class which with a shared_ptr<data_base> which can point
> to a lot of different data structs, which are polymorphic children of
> data_base.
>
> This "header"-class is then serialized and send to another peer. But
> how should this peer get the real type from the
> shared_ptr<data_base>? Which child is it pointing to? I can get the
> name with "typeid()", but i cannot get the type through that way. I
> would like to get the type from it automaticly without using some
> case-conditions, so i only have to add a new child of data_base and
> can use it, without changing any networkprotocol related code.
>
> Kind Regards
> Manuel Jung