Property tree uses partial class template specialization. There has been no
attempt to work around lack of support for this. The library will therefore
most probably not work with Visual C++ 7.0 or earlier, or gcc 2.x.
Property tree has been tested (regressions successfully compiled and run) with
the following compilers:
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Visual C++ 8.0
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gcc 3.4.2 (MinGW)
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gcc 3.3.5 (Linux)
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gcc 3.4.4 (Linux)
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gcc 4.3.3 (Linux)
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Intel C++ 9.0 (Linux)
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Why are there 3 versions of
get?
Couldn't there be just one? The three versions reflect experience
gathered during several of years of using property tree in several different
applications. During that time I tried hard to come up with one, proper
form of the get function, and failed. I know of these three basic patterns
of usage:
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Just get the data and I do not care if it cannot be done.
This is used when the programmer is fairly sure that data exists.
Or in homework assignments. Or when tomorrow is final deadline for
your project.
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Get the data and revert to default value if it cannot be
done. Used when you want to allow omitting the key in
question. Implemented by some similar tools (windows INI file access
functions).
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Get the data, but I care more whether you succeeded than
I do for the data itself. Used when you want to vary control
flow depending on get success/failure. Or to check for presence of
a key.
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More parsers: YAML, environment strings.
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More robust XML parser.
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Mathematical relations: ptree difference, union, intersection. Useful for
finding configuration file changes etc.
