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Determine Whether a Component Handles Container Attributes (Qi and Karma)

handles_container

The template handles_container is a template meta-function used as an attribute customization point. It is invoked by the Qi Sequence (>>) and Karma Sequence (<<) operators in order to determine whether a sequence element (component) handles container attributes directly. This customization point is invoked for container attributes only, and only if the sequence is compatible with the supplied container attribute.

If a component, which is part of a sequence is able to handle a container attribute directly, the sequence passes the attribute to the component without any additional action. In Spirit.Qi the component uses the attribute to directly store all matched attributes. In Spirit.Karma the generator component extracts the attributes needed for output generation directly from this attribute.

If a component, which is part of a sequence is not able to handle container attributes, in Spirit.Qi the sequence passes a new instance of the container attributes' value_type to the parser component, inserting the result into the attribute on behalf of the parser component. In Spirit.Karma the sequence extracts the next container element on behalf of the generator component and passing it the extracted value.

Header
#include <boost/spirit/home/support/handles_container.hpp>

Also, see Include Structure.

[Note] Note

This header file does not need to be included directly by any user program as it is normally included by other Spirit header files relying on its content.

Namespace

Name

boost::spirit::traits

Synopsis
template <
    typename Component, typename Attribute, typename Context, 
    typename Iterator, typename Enable>
struct handles_container
{
    <unspecified>;
};
Template parameters

Parameter

Description

Default

Component

The component type Component which needs to be tested whether it handles container attributes directly.

none

Attribute

The attribute type Attribute as passed to the sequence operator.

none

Context

This is the type of the current component execution context.

unused_type

Iterator

The type, Iterator is the type of the iterators used to invoke the component.

unused_type

Enable

Helper template parameter usable to selectively enable or disable certain specializations of is_container utilizing SFINAE (i.e. boost::enable_if or boost::disable_if).

void

Notation

Component

A component type to be tested whether it directly handles container attributes in the context of sequences.

Attribute

A container attribute type as passed to the sequence.

T1, T2, ...

Arbitrary types

Expression Semantics

Expression

Semantics

handles_container<Component, Attribute>::type

Result of the metafunction that evaluates to mpl::true_ if a given component type Component, handles container attributes directly, mpl::false_ otherwise. Generally, any implementation of handles_container needs to behave as if if was a MPL Boolean Constant.

Predefined Specializations

Spirit predefines specializations of this customization point for several types. The following table lists those types together with the conditions for which the corresponding specializations will evaluate to mpl::true_ (see MPL Boolean Constant):

Template Parameters

Semantics

Component, Attribute

Always returns mpl::false_ (the default).

rule<Iterator, T1, T2, T3, T4>, Attribute

Returns is_container<A>, where A is the attribute exposed by the rule (Spirit.Qi and Spirit.Karma).

grammar<Iterator, T1, T2, T3, T4>, Attribute

Returns is_container<A>, where A is the attribute exposed by the grammar (Spirit.Qi and Spirit.Karma).

When to implement

The customization point handles_container needs to be implemented for a specific type whenever this type directly handles container attributes. It is applicable for parsers (Spirit.Qi) and generators (Spirit.Karma). It will have to be implemented under rare circumstances only.


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