Re: [Boost-users] boost::mpl::switch?

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-01 20:36:32

AMDG

Robert Dailey wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I was wondering if there was some sort of MPL Switch concept in the 
> boost library. Before I go any further on that topic, let me first 
> explain what I'm trying to do.
>
> I'm currently using a library that has several functions as follows:
>
> void SetParamFloat( char* name, float value );
> void SetParamInt( char* name, int value );
> void SetParamString( char* name, char* value );
>
> I'm creating a sort of facade around this library, and as a result I 
> have a function that looks as follows:
>
> template< typename t_type >
> void SetParam( char* name, t_type value );
>
> <snip>
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated. I guess what I really need is some 
> guidance on the matter. I strive for a generic way to implement this, 
> but I don't want it to look messy, as most template code has the bad 
> habit of turning out that way.

I think that the easiest way to get what you want is just to overload 
SetParam for each type
that you need to deal with.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe