Re: [Boost-users] Passing dynamic arguments with boost?

From: John Femiani (JOHN.FEMIANI_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-11 14:41:42

> Hi,
> 
> After programming with Python and switching back to C++, I am 
> missing the flexibility of a scripted language.
> 
> Specifically, I am annoyed at having to specify the arguments 
> of a function at compile time. Is there anyway I can avoid 
> specifying the exact arg structure? I thought boost might do 
> this somehow?
> 
> Say for example, I have a message handler function. I want to 
> be able to send all sorts of arguments to the same function, 
> which can then deduce what to do according to the data held 
> in those args. I don't want to have to overload everything as 
> I am passing these message handlers around using 
> boost::function/boost::bind.
> 

Are you thinking of named arguments, or do you want 'isinstance'?

--John