Re: Struggling with optional funtionality in a derived class

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Yechezkel Mett <ymett.on.usenet@gmail.com>

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Date:

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:02:36 CST

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On Jul 9, 12:28 pm, "Chris Morley" <chris.mor...@lineone.net> wrote:

Hello,

I think what you're after is CRPT

Yes, exactly. I tried this way round but can't get MSVC6 to eat it.

template<class D,bool enable> class CBit {typedef D derived;};
template<class D> class CBit<D,true> {

Intel v4.5 works though - I should have tried a different compiler earlier
to save my sanity! I haven't tried VS2008 but as it is a VC6 project & needs
to stay VC6 for the time being. Does anyone know a work around for VC6? (Is
there a part of boost somewhere which has this work around in, for example?)

try something like this:

template<bool enable> class CBit
{
   template<class D> class type
   {
     typedef D derived;
   }
};

template<> class CBit<true>
{
   template<class D> class type
   {
     typedef D derived;
     ...stuff...
   }
};

and use CBit<incl>::type<CBoss> instead of CBit<CBoss, incl>, thus
converting partial specialization to full specialization which I
believe VC++6 does support.

Yechezkel Mett

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