C++ method chaining including class constructor
- by jena
Hello,
I'm trying to implement method chaining in C++, which turns out to be quite easy if the constructor call of a class is a separate statement, e.g:
Foo foo;
foo.bar().baz();
But as soon as the constructor call becomes part of the method chain, the compiler complains about expecting ";" in place of "." immediately after the constructor call:
Foo foo().bar().baz();
I'm wondering now if this is actually possible in C++. Here is my test class:
class Foo
{
public:
Foo()
{
}
Foo& bar()
{
return *this;
}
Foo& baz()
{
return *this;
}
};
I also found an example for "fluent interfaces" in C++ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface#C.2B.2B) which seems to be exactly what I'm searching for. However, I get the same compiler error for that code.
Thanks in advance for any hint.
Best,
Jean
