Re: great c++ question
Bobba Dobba wrote:
John Harrison wrote:
Gianni Mariani wrote:
Amar Kumar Dubedy wrote:
implement a c++ class such that it allows us
to add data members at runtime.
This is usually implemented as a map like so:
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <at_any.h> // or boost any
struct Extensible
{
std::map< std::string, at::Any<> > m_members;
};
Extensible a;
int main()
{
a.m_members[ "new_member" ] = at::ToAny( 5 );
}
If you want to enforce that every Extensible object has the same members
it gets a little more complex but nothing too hard.
Well this last sentence is the point.
And it still remains the case that Extensible has only one data member
'm_members', so this approach is only ever going to be a simulation. But
the original question didn't say anything about simulation.
I still think the correct answer is 'impossible in C++'.
john
i just proved it was possible. don't get stuck with plain old data types.
C++ is OO, where you create types as needed, which is really the whole idea
with C++. Keep in mind when creating classes you create new types. Which
can be used in many senses like the plain old data types.
I'll say it again, your code and Gianni's code adds data to objects, the
question was about adding data members to classes. Do you understand the
difference? Gianni at least does.
I'll say this again, any solution will only be a *simulation* because it
is impossible to modify a *class* in C++ at runtime. In C++ modifying
classes is what programmers do when they write code. Some programming
languages allow you to modify or create classes at runtime but not C++.
john
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