__declspec property feature in Visual C++
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So I just discovered __declspec property and how it can alleviate all the headaches of not having class property accessors in C++, or having to create bloated class objects simply for wanting an integer value property.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yhfk0thd(VS.80).aspx
Now I realize this is a Microsoft extension for C++, but is anything similar to this supported by other compilers, especially gcc, mingw, ect...? Anything that's cross-platform?
Personally, I would just stick with using set/get functions rather than touch that ugly property syntax ;D
Each to their own though, so here's my attempt at a portable property class:It's very clunky itself; you've got to initialize the property using a reference to the object that set/get will be called on, and no operators can be used (besides casting to T, and assigning from T). At least this isn't compiler specific though.
And a test/example:
Each to their own though, so here's my attempt at a portable property class:
template<class T, class P, const T& (P::*get)(), void (P::*put)(const T&)>class Property{public: Property( P& parent ) : parent(parent) {} P& parent; operator const T&() const { return (parent.*get)(); } Property<T,P,get,put>& operator=( const T& rhs ) { (parent.*put)(rhs); return *this; }private: Property( const Property<T,P,get,put>& ); Property<T,P,get,put>& operator=( const Property<T,P,get,put>& );};And a test/example:
class Test{public: Test() : prop(*this), i(0) {} const int& GetInt() { return i; } void SetInt( const int& in ) { i = in; } Property<int,Test,&Test::GetInt,&Test::SetInt> prop;private: int i;};void PropertyTest(){ Test obj; int i = obj.prop; ASSERT( i == 0 ); obj.prop = 10; i = obj.prop; ASSERT( i == 10 );}This topic is closed to new replies.
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