Re: [Boost-users] Recursive variant problem

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Recursive variant problem
From: Timothy Madden (terminatorul_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-08 11:34:52

Timothy Madden wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I use the following type in my application:
> 
> boost::make_recursive_variant
>     <
>     boost::tuple
>         <
>         std::basic_string<TCHAR>,            // id
>         std::basic_string<TCHAR>,            // name
>         std::basic_string<TCHAR>,            // desc
>         std::basic_string<TCHAR>,            // type
>         std::basic_string<TCHAR>,            // value
>         std::vector<boost::recursive_variant_>        // childList
>         >
>     >::type
> 
> However when I instantiate it and I try to populate (resize) the vector 
> (member indexed 5 in the tuple, childList) I get:
>      'boost::recursive_variant_' : class has no constructors
> from Visual Studio 2008 SP1.
> 
> It looks like the boost::recursive_variant_ type is not substituted with 
>  the type of the enclosing variant by the make_recursive_variant 
> meta-function. Am I missing something ? Is this is bug ?
> 
> I have also tried adding some more members to the variant, with no success.
> 
> Thank you,
> Timothy Madden

So what am I missing ? Why is boost::recursive_variant_ not being 
substituted ?

Timothy Madden