LUMIERA.clone/src/lib/meta/no-instance.hpp
Ichthyostega 2c90335b1d WIP idea how to represent support for some timecode formats
concrete quantiser instances need a way to state
support for just some timecode formats -- yet I dont
want to push vectors aroud all over the place
2011-01-16 15:41:34 +01:00

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/*
NO-INSTANCE.hpp - marker for pure metaprogramming types
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2011, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
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*/
#ifndef LIB_META_NO_INSTANCE_H
#define LIB_META_NO_INSTANCE_H
#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
namespace lib {
namespace meta{
/**
* An Entity never to be instantiated.
* Marker baseclass for elements used for metaprogramming only.
* Every attempt to instantiate such an element will cause an
* compilation failure
*/
template<class X>
struct NoInstance
{
NoInstance() { BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!sizeof(X)); }
NoInstance (NoInstance const&) { BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!sizeof(X)); }
};
}} // namespace lib::meta
#endif