From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-24 21:55:52


Erik Thiele wrote:

> hi
>
> i have an int. but it should also support a "undefined" state like SQL
> NULL. most times i can use -1 for this. but there are also data types
> without a reasonable undefined value. maybe float or double. or maybe -1
> is perfectly legal.

Have you considered boost.optional?

Regards,

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