Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] Can one serialize classes basedoff the curiously-recursive template pattern (or anynon-polymorphic base)? (was: Re: Visual Studio 2008 + Boost1.35: runtime casting not working)

From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-16 17:17:27

On Jul 16, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Robert Ramey wrote:

> Daryle Walker wrote:
[SNIP]
>> I guess for multiple inheritance, one would serialize all the
>> (direct) base classes.
>
> yep
>
>> Do they have to be in declaration order?

You didn't answer this one.  (Unless the following "correct" is also  
for it.)

>> And
>> for a virtual base class, wouldn't _every_ derived class have to
>> serialize it in its code, since a derived class wouldn't know if it's
>> the final type or not?
>
> correct.

Of course, by "every," I meant just the derived classes that directly  
mention the virtual base class.  But now that I think about it, would  
the other classes in the hierarchy need to explicitly serialize the  
virtual base class, although it's more of an implementation detail  
for them?  (This means that one may have to change their  
serialization code if a base class adds or removes a virtual grand- 
base class.)

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Daryle Walker
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