Re: Unix equivalent of a variant??

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 04:51:02PM +0000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> I need the equivalent of a variant, however.  A hold-everything variable
> that can be any type in C/C++.  Is there something already out there I can
> use or should I just roll my own?

There's no generic base type in C or C++. The best approximation is a void
pointer, which can be casted on demand.

Joerg