Re: [Boost-users] [boost-users] msvc operator error.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-26 18:11:16

on Mon Sep 24 2007, "chun ping wang" <cablepuff-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> the problem occurs if i pass a primtive type into T. If i actually have
>
> class X : boost::operators<X>
> {
> // ...
> };
>
> and than using X as a template parameter it works.
>
> However it doesn't seem to accept  primitive type  because of the following reasons...
> error C2803: 'operator --' must have at least one formal parameter of class type

operators is not supposed to be used that way.  The only right way to
use operators<X> is to have X be a class derived from operators<X>.

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