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On 09/01/2011 01:18 PM, David Robillard wrote:

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>

> The main issue you'll find with going the C++/RTTI route is that #2 no

> longer is possible, since virtual objects are not POD, so you can't

> safely write them through a ringbuffer (or copy them around manually in

> general).

[snip]

Correct me if I'm wrong... but...
>>       class event_two_t : public event_t

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>>       {

>>       public:

>>           int type() { return int(EVENT_TWO); }

>>           uint32_t size() { return sizeof(event_two); }

>>

>>           /* event-specific stuff */

>>       };

The intention of the size() member function is to allow you to memcpy()

the object without knowing its type.  Is that not enough?
-gabriel

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