Re: [Boost-users] Boost TraitsType Question

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost TraitsType Question
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-04 18:52:04

On Oct 4, 2012, at 3:19 PM, "Rawate, Vishal CIV NAVAIR-WD-5-2-7-1-1-0-E., 527110E" <vishal.rawate_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Yes Function overloading or Template specialization would work. Bu again all the functions have to perform the same tasks just the types are different.
> 
> For example I would like to do this.
> Template<typename T>
> 
> Void setTag(T myVariable)
> {
>      If(T == short)
>     {
> 		myType = short;
>     }
> 
> 	If(T == long)
> 	{
> 		myType = long;
> 	}
> }

I'm afraid I don't get what you're doing.
Maybe you need to show a more concrete example.

Is "MyType" a type?

If so, why not just say:
        typedef T MyType;
and be done with it?

-- Marshall

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