Daryle Walker wrote:
[Apologies to the computer scientist who came up with that phrase (w.r.t. GOTOs)]
I haven't looked at the serialization library that was just up for review, but some of the comments I saw on this list suggested that the archive classes use virtual operators for reading or writing the basic types. I have a book called _C++ FAQs_ (2nd ed.) that has a blurb about a virtual assignment operator. I think the concept is too funky because:
1. You have no choice about an operator's interface, even if that interface isn't the best for inheritance.
2. The dispatch interactions could introduce subtleties.
Is there virtual assignment operator anywhere in serialization lib?
I have a better idea: use the "concrete function calls a virtual function" idiom. Maybe it could be like:
Ehh... did you arrive to this conclusion based on reading review comments? I positively don't see any urgent need for this idiom, this would only make Robert change names everywhere. - Volodya _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
