Default constructor not supported

[jaysterling]

We are using this great little project with another templated library that, as part of its operation, must default construct an object before passing it as reference to a function where value is assigned. This fails though because it seems smart_enums can't be default constructed, causing compiler errors with GCC saying the constructor is deleted. Furthermore, the readme implies this is supported with the line near the end:

Animal invalid;

Default construction should be supported, and if possible, should cause the is_valid() method to return false until a valid value is assigned.

[seleznevae]

Hi!
I am not sure I will be able to change anything. I've done the project several years ago for an experiment. And at the moment I don't remember anything. The code is overcomplicated. I'll try but can't promise that I'll be able to do anything.
Please note that there are very good alternatives like https://github.com/quicknir/wise_enum and https://github.com/aantron/better-enums. I would say that these libraries are more mature and much better. So maybe you'll be able to switch to these libraries.

[jaysterling]

Hi Seleznev, Thanks for the reply. We’ll have a look into the other implementations you mentioned and see about switching over. I actually only found smart_enum because we started using your libfort project for a lot of our CLI tools and I happened to browse your other projects. Anyway, thanks for the reply and the nice interfaces! Best, Jay

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On Apr 20, 2020, at 1:37 PM, Seleznev Anton ***@***.***> wrote: Hi! I am not sure I will be able to change anything. I've done the project several years ago for an experiment. And at the moment I don't remember anything. The code is overcomplicated. I'll try but can't promise that I'll be able to do anything. Please note that there are very good alternatives like https://github.com/aantron/better-enums <https://github.com/aantron/better-enums> and https://github.com/aantron/better-enums <https://github.com/aantron/better-enums>. I would say that this libraries are more mature and much better. So maybe you'll be able to switch to these libraries. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAQRGPY4F3WY4ISSEU74MBLRNSB7NANCNFSM4MLLITZQ>.