Re: [Boost-users] Inconsistent with variant with bool

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Inconsistent with variant with bool
From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-22 12:03:21

On 05/22/10 10:54, Robin wrote:
[snip]
> 
> typedef boost::variant <bool, int> VariantType;
> 
> VariantType variant;
> int i = boost::get <int> (variant));   // this throws fail get
> 
> Is it intended behavior?
> 
> Robin
The default value of the variant is the 1st bound type, which in case of:

   variant<bool,int>

is bool.  Hence, when you try to retrieve an int with get<int>(variant),
it throws, as expected.

-Larry