I have a DLL that has a boost::variant type
typedef boost::variant<int, std::string> argTypes;
and I've got an argTypes declared
argTypes myArgs;
at runtime myArgs is populated with some value (int or std::string) and I'm trying to retrieve that value into an argument (argValue), who's type isn't known.
I've got a template function that is attempting to get the value of args that matches the current type of argValue, but I'm having lots of problems getting that value.
I've got:
typedef boost::variant< int, std::string, const char*, char*, float, double,
unsigned int, unsigned char, long int > argTypes;
argTypes myArgs;
template < class aType >
bool mGetArgValue(aType& argValue)
{
argValue= boost::get< aType >(myArgs);
}
calling from my project that uses the DLL like
int arg1;
std::string arg2;
std::cout << "Get arg1" << std::endl;
if(!GE->mGetArgValue(arg1)
{
std::cout << "Unable to get arg1" << std::endl;
return false;
}
std::cout << arg1 << std::endl;
std::cout << "Get arg2" << std::endl;
if(!GE->mGetArgValue(arg2))
{
std::cout << "Unable to get arg2" << std::endl;
return false;
}
std::cout << "arg2 = " << arg2 << std::endl;
Everything seems to work if when I'm retrieving arg1 (int), but I get a problem when I try to get arg2 (std::string) and get the following DEV-C++ messagw runtime message to stderr:
"This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information."
I get this to stdout:
Get arguments
Get arg1
70
Get arg2
Where the arguements I put into args where:
std::string aString = "arg1";
int anInt = 70;
But from the boost documentation on boost:get<> I'm using it correctly?
Anyone got any ideas?
Do I need to use static_visitor<>, although I have tried this as well and get compile time errors in the project if I try to use myArgs as a return type like this:
class mGetArg : public boost::static_visitor< myArgs >
{
public:
template < typename T >
T& operator()(T& operand1, T& operand2) const
{
operand2 = operand1;
return operand2;
}
};
Do you need to explicitly define the return type when using a binary visitor, this seems to defeat the object a little.
???????
[Edited by - garyfletcher on June 30, 2005 5:41:38 PM]
