Re: [boost] [typeof][implementation]why not use decltype or conditional expr?

AMDG On 08/03/2012 09:22 AM, Larry Evans wrote:

Why couldn't the BOOST_TYPEOF macro be defined to simply use the new keyword, decltype, if it's available? I assume the macro, BOOST_HAS_DECLTYPE, indicates whether it is available.

I assume Boost.Typeof will eventually be updated to use decltype.

And if decltype not available, why couldn't it use the conditional expression method described here:

http://www.artima.com/cppsource/foreach2.html

I would think that would be simpler and more portable.

I don't see how it's possible to implement BOOST_TYPEOF this way. In Christ, Steven Watanabe