From: "Traveler" <traveler AT netti DOT fi>
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Subject: Re: GENERAL DATA TYPE (Do you need one ?)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:35:34 +0200
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>
> "...needs to return different kind of types..." : what for?
Only one answer:
Heterogenic doubly-linked list
>
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > Object    f(void);    // Function overloading is not possible if only
> the
> > return value changes
> >                             // int f(void), short f(void), etc... are
> not
> > possible
>
> Yes.  So?
Look above...
>
> >
> > // The following would be possible...
> > int    x = f();
> > long    y = f();
>
> What would that do?
It depends....
What would you like it to do ???

(I certainly know what the "Object& getNode(DWORD index)" will do !!! :=))
>
> > // So would this...
> > int    x = 10;
> > int    y = 20;
> > Object    tmp;
> > tmp = x;
> > x = y;
> > y = tmp;    // Now, x has 20 & y has 10
>
> Why can't 'tml' be 'int'?
That was just an example....
Point is it works and it can handle ALL the basic data types

You can also use it on those of your own work.

The only catch is that A) you have to use inheritance & B) you have to
define conversion function that returns some value from your object

> Victor
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