Re: Trick to prevent conversion
tragomaskhalos <dave.du.vergier@logicacmg.com> wrote in news:b3fd120e-
460f-43c5-9b8d-4583d8da6278@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
I think this is a pretty good way of doing it. One way of making it
a bit more elegant/generic would be something like this
(warning - untested):
template <typename W, class TAG> class TypeWrapper {
W myWrapped;
public:
explicit TypeWrapper(W wrapped) : myWrapped(wrapped) {}
W getWrapped() { return myWrapped; }
};
#define TYPE_WRAPPER(W, X) \
struct X##Tag{}; \
typedef TypeWrapper<W, X##Tag> X
This could be in a generic header file, then you could say:
// define types ...
TYPE_WRAPPER(unsigned, ProcessHandle);
TYPE_WRAPPER(unsigned, ThreadHandle);
// use them
ProcessHandle ph(some_unsigned_var);
unsigned x = ph.getWrapped();
// etc but
ThreadHandle th = ph;
Honestly I think that's a bit much. Firstly, I'd want the type to remain
a POD, so constructors and private data are out the window. Also I
wouldn't want member functions coming into it.
I think I was right on track with my struct solution.
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