From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-19 04:09:26
"Brock Peabody" <brock.peabody_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
>> On Behalf Of Brian McNamara
>
>
>> <wishful thinking>
>>
>> If only "strings" were legal "template value parameters" in C++. Then
>> we could write code like
>>
>> typedef regexp< "(hello )+world" >::type MyRegex;
>> ... MyRegex::match( someString ) ...
>>
>> Aaaaaah. :)
>>
>> </wishful>
>
> If you don't mind pain you could have:
>
> typedef regexp<vector_c<
> char,
> '(','h','e','l','l','o',' ',')','+','w','o','r','l','d'
> > >::type MyRegex;
For a bit less pain, there's always
typedef regexp<vector_c<
long,
'(hel','lo )','+wor','ld'
> >::type MyRegex;
But I think the whole point of xpressive is to avoid pain ;-)
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com