Re: [boost] [Serialization] why operator &()?

Russell Hind <rh_gmane <at> mac.com> writes:

Vladimir Prus wrote:

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- Writing

a.serialize(member1).serialize(member2)

is very inconvenient.

I agree. It may not be the most obvious but it allows a single serialize function rather than explicit save/load functions or chained calls as you've shown above.

So who says they have to be chained? I agree the chained calls above look rather ugly, but what's wrong with: a.serialize(member1); a.serialize(member2); Clear, concise, and consistent. -- Jim