On 2006-10-06, Nicola Musatti <Nicola.Musatti@gmail.com> wrote:
Steve Hutton <shutton <at> featurecomplete.com> writes:
However, we need to get Maciej's thoughts on these issues when he comes back online.
Definitely. Somehow these discussions seem to always take place close to his holidays :-)
Ok, I have another forwarded email from Maciej... [Maciej Sobczak wrote:] The important thing to note about the interface is that the overloaded operators (this is the controversial part) are only syntax sugar over the more traditional interface, so that this: int i; sql << "select ...", into(i); is really just a thin wrapper over this: int i; Statement st(sql); st.alloc(); st.prepare("select ..."); st.exchange(into(i)); st.execute(true); In other words, SOCI does not force anybody to use the most convenient interface ever invented and always provides the less convenient alternatives. ;-) More on this: http://soci.sourceforge.net/doc/reference.html#statement Cheers, Maciej