How to implement "__property" in ANSI C++ ?

[Guest]

Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate how
one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.

Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?

class TMyClass
{
private:
int FMyVariable;
void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
public:
__property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};

};
TMyClass MyClass;

void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
{
MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
}

[John Harrison]

Re: How to implement "__propert y" in ANSI C++ ?


<David> wrote in message
news:4100e2fd$0 $25461$afc38c87 @news.optusnet. com.au...[color=blue]
> Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
> term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate[/color]
how[color=blue]
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.
>
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?
>
> class TMyClass
> {
> private:
> int FMyVariable;
> void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
> int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
> public:
> __property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};
>
> };
> TMyClass MyClass;
>
> void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
> {
> MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
> Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
> }[/color]

There is no way to make that code compile in standard C++. Are you asking
how to rewrite it into standard C++? If so then try this

class TMyClass
{
private:
int FMyVariable;
public:
void SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
int GetMyVariable() const { return FMyVariable;}
};

TMyClass MyClass;

void TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
{
MyClass.SetMyVa riable(1234);
Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.GetMyVariable ());
}

john

[Jacques Labuschagne]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

David wrote:
[color=blue]
> Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
> term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate how
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.
>
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?
>
> class TMyClass
> {
> private:
> int FMyVariable;
> void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
> int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
> public:
> __property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};
>
> };
> TMyClass MyClass;
>
> void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
> {
> MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
> Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
> }
>
>[/color]

Macros? It would be pretty ugly, and you'd have to modify all the code.
Probably not worth it.

class C{
public:
DECLARE(int, MyVariable, GetMyVariable, SetMyVariable);
};

with
#define DECLARE(type, name, get, set) \
type name; \
type get()const{ return name; } \
type set(const type& t){ name = t; }

The other option is a preprocessor that runs over your code converting
the Borland syntax into real C++. This sounds easy.

Jacques.

[roman ziak]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

<David> wrote in message
news:4100e2fd$0 $25461$afc38c87 @news.optusnet. com.au...[color=blue]
> Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
> term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate[/color]
how[color=blue]
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.
>
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?[/color]

There is no way other than get_Xyz and set_Xyz ... which involves rewriting
the
entire code.

Since Borland did not have BCB for others, I assume you use MS platforms.
Did you consider managed C++ ?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcmex/html/vclrf__property.asp

Roman

[JoeRB]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

<David> wrote in message news:<4100e2fd$ 0$25461$afc38c8 7@news.optusnet .com.au>...[color=blue]
> Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
> term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate how
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.
>
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?
>
> class TMyClass
> {
> private:
> int FMyVariable;
> void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
> int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
> public:
> __property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};
>
> };
> TMyClass MyClass;
>
> void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
> {
> MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
> Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
> }[/color]

How about using templates? You could do something like this -

template <typename T, typename C>
class Property
{
typedef T (C::*Get)() const;
typedef void (C::*Set)(T);
Get GetFunc_;
Set SetFunc_;
C & Class_;
public:
Property(Get GetFunc, Set SetFunc, C &Class)
: GetFunc_(GetFun c), SetFunc_(SetFun c), Class_(Class) {}

operator T () const
{
return (Class_.*GetFun c_)();
}

Property<T, C>& operator=(T val)
{
(Class_.*SetFun c_)(val);
return *this;
}
};

class TMyClass
{
int FMyVariable;
public:
Property<int, TMyClass> MyVariable;
TMyClass() : MyVariable(GetM yVariable, SetMyVariable, *this)
{
}
int GetMyVariable() const
{
return FMyVariable;
}
void SetMyVariable(i nt Value)
{
FMyVariable = Value;
}
};

[Serge Paccalin]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

Le vendredi 23 juillet 2004 à 11:35, David a écrit dans comp.lang.c++ :
[color=blue]
> Borland dumped all its "Borand C++ Builder" (BCB) customers. So it is our
> term to dump Borland (not only BCB).
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate how
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.
>
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?
>
> class TMyClass
> {
> private:
> int FMyVariable;
> void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
> int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
> public:
> __property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};
>
> };
> TMyClass MyClass;
>
> void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
> {
> MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
> Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
> }[/color]

What about the following?

class Int
{
private:
int IntValue_;
public:
Int & operator=(int Value) { IntValue_ = Value; }
operator int() const { return IntValue_; }
};

class TMyClass
{
public:
Int MyVariable;

};
TMyClass MyClass;

void __fastcall TMyForm::Button 2Click(TObject *Sender)
{
MyClass.MyVaria ble = 1234;
Caption = IntToStr(MyClas s.MyVariable);
}

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[Old Wolf]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

<David> wrote in message news:[color=blue]
>
> As a part of my attempt to dump long-loved BCB I'm trying to investigate how
> one can implement "__property " in ANSI C++.[/color]

The draft standard for C++/CLI includes 'property' with a different
(and better) syntax. In fact CLI objects are a ripoff of VCL objects.
You could wait around until either BCB 9 comes out, or some C++/CLI
compilers come out.
[color=blue]
> Would anyone have a solution hot to implement "__property " in ANSI C++ ie.
> how to make following code compile in non-BCB C++ compiler?
>
> class TMyClass
> {
> private:
> int FMyVariable;
> void __fastcall SetMyVariable(i nt Value) { FMyVariable = Value;}
> int __fastcall GetMyVariable() { return FMyVariable;}
> public:
> __property int MyVariable = {read=GetMyVari able, write=SetMyVari able};
>
> };[/color]

class MyClass
{
public:
int MyVariable;
};

[Kleidemos]

Re: How to implement &quot;__propert y&quot; in ANSI C++ ?

You can try this mothod

class Test
{
private:
int _data;
public:
Test(int data ): _data(data){};
~Test(){};
int& Data(){ return _data; };
};

You, now, can both read a value and write a value.
Test t(10);
int i = t.Data(); // i == 10
t.Data() = 15; // i == 15
i = t.Data();
--
Tnk

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