Array of constant values as template parameter

[dude_1967]

No, that one did not work.

But this cool tidbit works with GCC. I tested it with GCC 4.5.2

#include <initializer_list>

template<const unsigned order>
struct orderN_math
{
  static unsigned do_math(const std::initializer_list<unsigned>& coefficients)
  {
    return std::accumulate(coefficients.begin(), coefficients.end(), 0u);
  }
};

const unsigned sum = orderN_math<3u>::do_math({ 1u, 3u, 3u, 1u });

VS2010 does not yet support <initializer_list>. But I don't really need it, as I'm using GCC.

Not exactly what I wanted, but a good start nonetheless.

At this time, I am investigating compiler efficiency for real-time embedded systems using solely pure language attributes and would prefer not to bind anything from boost into this investigation.

Thanks, Chris.