Re: [Boost-users] [Test] BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL can't compare scoped enumerations

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Test] BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL can't compare scoped enumerations
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-05 04:15:16

Merrill Cornish <merrill.cornish <at> earthlink.net> writes:

> 
> 
> On 2/4/2016 9:03 PM, Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> > scoped enums are not printable
> I've already run into that problem, so I wrote an inline function, 
> enum2int(), to do a static_cast to int when I have to print one.

Why not implement operator<<?

> But 
> that aside, why does BOOST_CHECK(mUse == UsedFor::NOTIFY_INPUT); appear 
> to work.

As it should.
 
> Some of your documentation implies that BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(L, R) is 
> equivalent to BOOST_CHECK(L == R),

In spirit. The difference is that BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL attempts to report 
mismatched values. 

In any case you should start using BOOST_TEST(a==b) for all your assertions.

Gennadiy