Re: [Boost-users] boost::any, string conversion and serialization

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::any, string conversion and serialization
From: Archie14 (admin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-19 12:25:35

Nathan Crookston <nathan.crookston <at> gmail.com> writes:

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> For that you would need something like:
> 
> std::string str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(boost::any_cast<int>(t));
> 
That was my first choice except that in my situation I don't know the type of 
boost::any in advance.

Issue of serialization of boost::any pops up every now and then and in almost 
the same situation - using boost::any for storing some kind of properties in 
the container.