Automatically setting variant type when assigning values
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Description
wil::unique_variant could automatically set its vt member when assigning a value. I have 2 ways to approach this:
- Overload
operator=directly inwil::unique_variant, so assigning a value automatically setsvt
wil::unique_variant value;
value = 42;
- Make all union member a setter function, eg.
wil::unique_variant value;
value.lVal(42);
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Research direction
Start by locating the definition of wil::unique_variant and inspect how its vt member and union members are currently handled. Compare the proposed operator= and setter approaches, then define completion as assigning a value causing vt to represent the assigned type without breaking existing usage.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 35/100