Andrei Alexandrescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By the way, could optional use variant as a backend?
I suggested that before. Now I think that it is not practical.
It can, but it will not be optimal.
I see it the other way now. I suggest that a partial specialization of
variant be written tha
"Hurd, Matthew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > I use optional quite
a bit and am glad T and optional are different.
> Saves my bacon when I do silly things, especially when something
transitions
> from a T to an optional. Strongly typed maintenance is something I'm
> thankful for.
>
> T* a
Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Point taken.
> There's no need to argue anymore.
> I guess significantly more feedback will weight the balance.
>
> Thanks for all your comments!
> It might look the other way around but they were very helpful.
Bottom line is, and most importantly,
"Joel de Guzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió en el mensaje news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > You did sell the idea that it can be a union, but I held to the idea that
> > it can just as well be considered as *REALLY REALLY REALLY*
> > nothing else but a co
"Dave Gomboc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió en el mensaje news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [Fernando Cacciola]
> > I'm saying that the choice made by variant<> in this regards is to the
> > code using get<> as hopeless as undefined behaviour. I don't think that
> > preconditions (and exceptions thereof) sh
On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 09:22:01PM -0600, Dave Gomboc wrote:
> [Fernando Cacciola]
> > I'm saying that the choice made by variant<> in this regards is to the
> > code using get<> as hopeless as undefined behaviour. I don't think that
> > preconditions (and exceptions thereof) should be used to arb
[Fernando Cacciola]
> I'm saying that the choice made by variant<> in this regards is to the
> code using get<> as hopeless as undefined behaviour. I don't think that
> preconditions (and exceptions thereof) should be used to arbitrarily
> make the illusion of giving meaning to an operation that i
"Joel de Guzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió en el mensaje news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Fernando Cacciola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >> variant throws throws a bad_get exception
> >> when you get a reference to a T which is not the held type. I don't see
> >> a problem why you can't do something s
