From 2943625308956097000 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,28671cb074853115 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Jean-Louis Leroy <100611.1330@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: offsetof macro, can it be used in non-trivial classes? Date: 1996/12/23 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 205628659 references: <01bbead3$6fbf55f0$c07797cd@hacknowledge> x-original-date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 17:26:28 +0100 content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 organization: Starfleet x-auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ reply-to: 100611.1330@compuserve.com newsgroups: comp.std.c++ originator: austern@isolde.mti.sgi.com << How reliable is the offsetof macro when used on a complex class under MI? >> As the others say, it's a bad idea. In most situations, pointers to data members will do the job better. Jean-Louis http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jl_leroy/ --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles: Try just posting with your newsreader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu comp.std.c++ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/faq.html Moderation policy: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/policy.html Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu ]