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From: Nat Goodspeed (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-08 10:16:20


Max wrote:

>> Hmm... how could I miss such a straightforward solution?? :)
>
> how is this solution straightforward? Please elaborate.

The OP stated that sometimes he needs his type to express "none of the
above." boost::optional is specifically intended to distinguish the case
in which you have no meaningful value -- rather like SQL's NULL.


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