IF it does away with implicit conversion to int then I am all for it -----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Tony D Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:34 PM To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] [BENUM] Any interest in auto-generated enum-to/from-stringfunctions, without longer/more-complex usage? Anyone think this functionality belongs in boost? (I have working code) ENUM(X, B = N, C, D = B + C }; // or whatever X x1 = C; cout << x1 << '\n'; // outputs "C\n" X x2("D"); // construct from string... if (x2 == D) { will do } Tony __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost Visit our website at http://www.ubs.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mails are not encrypted and cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.

Tony D skrev:

Anyone think this functionality belongs in boost? (I have working code)

ENUM(X, B = N, C, D = B + C }; // or whatever X x1 = C; cout << x1 << '\n'; // outputs "C\n" X x2("D"); // construct from string... if (x2 == D) { will do }

The answer is "yes", but please compare with the smart enum proposal that is already in the vault. I don't know the exact status of this, but it looks close to review ready, although the author might not be working on it. -Thorsten