Subject: Re: [boost] [flyweight] key value with objects not constructible from a key
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-12 21:25:34
Michael Marcin wrote:
> It would go to the factory's construct method which might look like:
>
> void TextureFactory::construct( void* address, const std::string&
> filename )
> {
> // complex work involving lots of 3rd party libraries
> // happens here
> GLuint glTextureName = LoadImage( filename );
>
> // texture stays simple
> new(address) Texture( glTextureName, filename );
> }
Rather than doing this, it might be more elegant to return a factory
function, such as in_place or functional/factory.