Subject: Re: [boost] Is there any interest in a library which solves C++ class reflection feature just like Java does?
From: Roman Perepelitsa (roman.perepelitsa_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-07 08:21:54
2011/12/7 Larry Evans <cppljevans_at_[hidden]>
> On 12/07/11 06:51, Roman Perepelitsa wrote:
> > 2011/12/7 Vicente J. Botet Escriba <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]>
> >
> >> So please, don't start a discussion stating that we need a
> >> compile-time/run-time or c++11/c++98 library. All the combinations have
> its
> >> usage, each one with its advantages and liabilities.
> >>
> >
> > Point is that it's possible to build runtime reflection on top of
> > compile-time reflection, but the opposite isn't true. One can even claim
> > that runtime reflection *must* be implemented on top of compile-time
> > reflection, so proposing *just* runtime reflection is pointless.
> Hi Roman,
>
> Could you please show an example run-time reflection being build on top
> of compile-time reflection
Mirror is such a library.
> or explain more on why this is true?
I think it's a good question which deserves a good answer, but due personal
(or rather work) reasons I can't provide it right now. I'll try to get back
to it next weekend.
Roman Perepelitsa.