is possible create a any type variable(1 variable that accept any type of values)?

[Cambalinho]

can i create 1 variable that accept any type?
and can i give it the NULL value too?

[laserlight]

It depends on what exactly you are trying to do. Take a look at Boost.Any for some inspiration.

[Cambalinho]

cool.. seems that i can do these:

void Write(void *var1,void *var2=NULL, void *var3=NULL)
	{
		cout << var1 << var2 << var3;
	}

i just thot do it. and no errors
thanks

[Cambalinho]

well works fine for a while.. now don't

[laserlight]

No compile error and "works as desired" isn't the same thing.

You have discovered that it is possible to print a pointer to void. This is useful when you want to print an address. However, it is not the same thing as printing a "variable that accept any type of values".

[Cambalinho]

No compile error and "works as desired" isn't the same thing.

You have discovered that it is possible to print a pointer to void. This is useful when you want to print an address. However, it is not the same thing as printing a "variable that accept any type of values".

true. that's why works in begining and now don't

[2kaud]

can i create 1 variable that accept any type?
and can i give it the NULL value too?

Giving a variable a NULL value is really only done for pointers. Via casting, a pointer variable can be specified to point to anything - but this is not really recommended!

In c++11, an auto variable can be defined to take the type of the result of the RHS of an assignment, but once defined it retains its type whilst in scope.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd293667.aspx

[Cambalinho]

Giving a variable a NULL value is really only done for pointers. Via casting, a pointer variable can be specified to point to anything - but this is not really recommended!

In c++11, an auto variable can be defined to take the type of the result of the RHS of an assignment, but once defined it retains its type whilst in scope.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd293667.aspx

i found something but isn't compatible with Dev C++

// In header: <boost/any.hpp>


class any {
public:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  any();
  any(const any &);
  any(any &&);//i get several errors inclued these line:(
  template<typename ValueType> any(const ValueType &);
  template<typename ValueType> any(ValueType &&);
  any & operator=(const any &);
  any & operator=(any &&);
  template<typename ValueType> any & operator=(const ValueType &);
  template<typename ValueType> any & operator=(ValueType &&);
  ~any();

  // modifiers
  any & swap(any &);

  // queries
  bool empty() const;
  const std::type_info & type() const;
};

[2kaud]

i found something but isn't compatible with Dev C++

// In header: <boost/any.hpp>


class any {
public:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  any();
  any(const any &);
  any(any &&);//i get several errors inclued these line:(
  template<typename ValueType> any(const ValueType &);
  template<typename ValueType> any(ValueType &&);
  any & operator=(const any &);
  any & operator=(any &&);
  template<typename ValueType> any & operator=(const ValueType &);
  template<typename ValueType> any & operator=(ValueType &&);
  ~any();

  // modifiers
  any & swap(any &);

  // queries
  bool empty() const;
  const std::type_info & type() const;
};

That's not what is shown in my copy of boost/any.hpp

any(any &&);

Is not valid c++! So you woudn't find this in a boost file!

[Cambalinho]

That's not what is shown in my copy of boost/any.hpp

any(any &&);

Is not valid c++! So you woudn't find this in a boost file!

i found it: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/boost/any.hpp
but can i save it .h?

[2kaud]

i found something but isn't compatible with Dev C++

As per a previous post, using Dev c++ is not recommended

http://clicktobegin.net/programming/...dnt-use-dev-c/

[Cambalinho]

As per a previous post, using Dev c++ is not recommended

http://clicktobegin.net/programming/...dnt-use-dev-c/

i'm using it, because i need the compiler exe from MinGW32
if i can use the VS compiler or other IDE it's more easy for me

[Paul McKenzie]

i'm using it, because i need the compiler exe from MinGW32

I've mentioned to you on other threads that the compiler used by Dev-C++ and MingW is what is important. That compiler happens to be gcc.

The gcc compiler already supports everything that you are looking for.

http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cxx0x.html

MingW also uses gcc to compile projects. Dev-C++ (once again) is an IDE that just happens to have an old version of gcc already plugged into it. If you take a look at the link I gave you above, and do a little searching on the Internet, you should be able to upgrade MingW to use the latest version of gcc.

The boost libraries are extensively tested with gcc and Visual Studio, and I would say the two platforms that must compile successfully before being accepted by boost.org.

As to IDE's, there is CodeBlocks, which is up-to-date. Do an Intenet search and you will find other IDE's.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[Cambalinho]

I've mentioned to you on other threads that the compiler used by Dev-C++ and MingW is what is important. That compiler happens to be gcc.

The gcc compiler already supports everything that you are looking for.

http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cxx0x.html

MingW also uses gcc to compile projects. Dev-C++ (once again) is an IDE that just happens to have an old version of gcc already plugged into it. If you take a look at the link I gave you above, and do a little searching on the Internet, you should be able to upgrade MingW to use the latest version of gcc.

The boost libraries are extensively tested with gcc and Visual Studio, and I would say the two platforms that must compile successfully before being accepted by boost.org.

As to IDE's, there is CodeBlocks, which is up-to-date. Do an Intenet search and you will find other IDE's.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

seems that i didn't understand that before..thanks
1 thing: the CodeBlocks suports C++11?

[Paul McKenzie]

seems that i didn't understand that before..thanks
1 thing: the CodeBlocks suports C++11?

You're still confused.

CodeBlocks is an Integrated Development Environment. It is not a compiler. CodeBlocks, Dev-C++, and even Visual Studio do not know how to compile C++ source code. What does know how to compile C++ source code is the underlying compiler that is used in these programs.

For CodeBlocks, you can basically plug any compiler into it, but most of the time, people configure CodeBlocks to use MingW or gcc. The latest version of gcc is 4.8 (I believe), and it supports all that have been mentioned to you so far.

For Dev-C++, it was designed for gcc 3.x, which is close to 10 years old and out-of-date. Version 3.x of gcc is ok if you're purely interested in only C++ 98 standard, but anything beyond that, 3.x is not going to help you.

For Visual Studio, the compiler used is cl.exe (and cl.exe is being updated to keep up to the current standard (C++ 11). I've heard of Intel compiler being able to be plugged into the Visual Studio IDE, but have never tried it.

Basically what I'm saying to you is that every IDE that I know of uses 2 or 3 executables:

1) The compiler that compiles the source code to object code (gcc.exe, cl.exe, etc.)
2) The linker program that links the various object code (ld.exe, link.exe, etc.)
3) A debugger program or module that allows you to debug the program (gdb.exe, ddd.exe, Visual Studio's integrated debugger, etc.).

Optionally, an IDE may just build a "make" file and call a program that knows how to read the make file and build the program.

Except for 3), where the IDE needs to understand the debugger symbols and position the debugger indicator on the correct line, items 1) and 2) requires just calling the executable that compiles and then links.

As a matter of fact, you don't even need an IDE to develop a program. The reason why IDE's are used is that using the command-line for very large projects becomes very difficult to maintain (unless you have batch files to compile and link large projects, and some people/companies do just that, and that is to create batch files/make files and forget about IDE's to build their programs).

Regards,

Paul McKenzie