Re: C++ as a target language

From:

alfps@start.no ("Alf P. Steinbach")

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comp.std.c++

Date:

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:27:41 GMT

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* skaller:

Instead of writing

typedef list<T> = pair<T, list<T>* >;

you write:

Node : pair <T, Node* >

where : means 'inheritance'. At this point, Node is
incomplete. This is 'open recursion'. You then
close the recursion by completing the type.

Rather unfortunate you have to define a class to
do that, and can't freely write type expressions.

Yep. I think it's beyond hope to get a new, alternative typedef syntax
in place. In an ideal world, perhaps one could get a 'typename'
construct added, used like (compare to real code in previous posting)

<hypotheticalcode>
#include <utility> // std::pair
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp> // boost::shared_ptr
namespace stdx = boost;

template< typename T >
struct List
{
     typename Node; // NEW LANGUAGE FEATURE, recursive defs.
     typedef stdx::shared_ptr<Node> Instance;
     typedef std::pair<T, Instance> Node;

     static Instance null() { return Instance(); }
     static Instance cons( T const& v, Instance list )
     {
         return Instance( new :Node( v, list ) );
     }
};

#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>

int main()
{
     typedef List<int> IntList;
     using class IntList; // NEW LANGUAGE FEATURE, less verbiage.

     for( Instance list =
                 cons( 1, cons( 2, cons( 3, null() ) ) );
             list;
             list = list->second )
     {
         std::cout << list->first << std::endl;
     }
}
</hypotheticalcode>

Or, if we get templated namespaces, then less need for 'using class'.

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