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< span class = "firstname" > Fernando Luis< / span > < span class = "surname" > Cacciola Carballal< / span >
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Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "index.html#optional.introduction" > Introduction< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "index.html#optional.introduction.problem" > Problem< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "index.html#optional.introduction.solution" > Solution< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/tutorial.html" > Tutorial< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/tutorial.html#boost_optional.tutorial.optional_return_values" > Optional
return values< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/tutorial.html#boost_optional.tutorial.optional_data_members" > Optional
data members< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/tutorial.html#boost_optional.tutorial.bypassing_unnecessary_default_construction" > Bypassing
unnecessary default construction< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/discussion.html" > Discussion< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/development.html" > Development< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/development.html#boost_optional.development.the_models" > The models< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/development.html#boost_optional.development.the_semantics" > The semantics< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/development.html#boost_optional.development.the_interface" > The Interface< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/synopsis.html" > Synopsis< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/detailed_semantics.html" > Detailed Semantics< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/examples.html" > Examples< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/examples.html#boost_optional.examples.optional_return_values" > Optional
return values< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/examples.html#boost_optional.examples.optional_local_variables" > Optional
local variables< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/examples.html#boost_optional.examples.optional_data_members" > Optional
data members< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/examples.html#boost_optional.examples.bypassing_expensive_unnecessary_default_construction" > Bypassing
expensive unnecessary default construction< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/optional_references.html" > Optional references< / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/rebinding_semantics_for_assignment_of_optional_references.html" > Rebinding
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/a_note_about_optional_bool_.html" > A note about
optional< bool> < / a > < / span > < / dt >
< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/exception_safety_guarantees.html" > Exception Safety
Guarantees< / a > < / span > < / dt >
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< dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/dependencies_and_portability.html" > Dependencies
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< dd > < dl > < dt > < span class = "section" > < a href = "boost_optional/dependencies_and_portability.html#boost_optional.dependencies_and_portability.optional_reference_binding" > Optional
Reference Binding< / a > < / span > < / dt > < / dl > < / dd >
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Class template < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "identifier" > optional< / span > < / code > is
a wrapper for representing 'optional' (or 'nullable') objects who may not (yet)
contain a valid value. Optional objects offer full value semantics; they are
good for passing by value and usage inside STL containers. This is a header-only
library.
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Suppose we want to read a parameter form a config file which represents some
integral value, let's call it < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "string" > "MaxValue"< / span > < / code > .
It is possible that this parameter is not specified; such situation is no
error. It is valid to not specify the parameter and in that case the program
is supposed to behave slightly different. Also suppose that any possible
value of type < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "keyword" > int< / span > < / code > is a valid
value for < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "string" > "MaxValue"< / span > < / code > ,
so we cannot jut use < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "special" > -< / span > < span class = "number" > 1< / span > < / code >
to represent the absence of the parameter in the config file.
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This is how you solve it with < code class = "computeroutput" > < span class = "identifier" > boost< / span > < span class = "special" > ::< / span > < span class = "identifier" > optional< / span > < / code > :
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< pre class = "programlisting" > < span class = "preprocessor" > #include< / span > < span class = "special" > < < / span > < span class = "identifier" > boost< / span > < span class = "special" > /< / span > < span class = "identifier" > optional< / span > < span class = "special" > .< / span > < span class = "identifier" > hpp< / span > < span class = "special" > > < / span >
< span class = "identifier" > boost< / span > < span class = "special" > ::< / span > < span class = "identifier" > optional< / span > < span class = "special" > < < / span > < span class = "keyword" > int< / span > < span class = "special" > > < / span > < span class = "identifier" > getConfigParam< / span > < span class = "special" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier" > std< / span > < span class = "special" > ::< / span > < span class = "identifier" > string< / span > < span class = "identifier" > name< / span > < span class = "special" > );< / span > < span class = "comment" > // return either an int or a `not-an-int`< / span >
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< span class = "keyword" > int< / span > < span class = "identifier" > main< / span > < span class = "special" > ()< / span >
< span class = "special" > {< / span >
< span class = "keyword" > if< / span > < span class = "special" > (< / span > < span class = "identifier" > boost< / span > < span class = "special" > ::< / span > < span class = "identifier" > optional< / span > < span class = "special" > < < / span > < span class = "keyword" > int< / span > < span class = "special" > > < / span > < span class = "identifier" > oi< / span > < span class = "special" > =< / span > < span class = "identifier" > getConfigParam< / span > < span class = "special" > (< / span > < span class = "string" > "MaxValue"< / span > < span class = "special" > ))< / span > < span class = "comment" > // did I get a real int?< / span >
< span class = "identifier" > runWithMax< / span > < span class = "special" > (*< / span > < span class = "identifier" > oi< / span > < span class = "special" > );< / span > < span class = "comment" > // use my int< / span >
< span class = "keyword" > else< / span >
< span class = "identifier" > runWithNoMax< / span > < span class = "special" > ();< / span >
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