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| <a name="phoenix"></a>Chapter 1. Phoenix 3.0</h2></div> |
| <div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"> |
| <span class="firstname">Joel</span> <span class="surname">de Guzman</span> |
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| <div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"> |
| <span class="firstname">Dan</span> <span class="surname">Marsden</span> |
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| <div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"> |
| <span class="firstname">Thomas</span> <span class="surname">Heller</span> |
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| <div><p class="copyright">Copyright © 2002-2005, 2010 Joel de Guzman, Dan Marsden, Thomas Heller</p></div> |
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| Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying |
| file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt" target="_top">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>) |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/what_s_new.html">What's New</a></span></dt> |
| <dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/what_s_new/phoenix_3_0.html">Phoenix 3.0</a></span></dt></dl></dd> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/introduction.html">Introduction</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit.html">Starter Kit</a></span></dt> |
| <dd><dl> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/values.html">Values</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/references.html">References</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/arguments.html">Arguments</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/lazy_operators.html">Lazy Operators</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/lazy_statements.html">Lazy Statements</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/construct__new__delete__casts.html">Construct, |
| New, Delete, Casts</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/lazy_functions.html">Lazy Functions</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/starter_kit/more.html">More</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/organization.html">Organization</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/actor.html">Actor</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules.html">Modules</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/core.html">Core</a></span></dt> |
| <dd><dl> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/core/values.html">Values</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/core/references.html">References</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/core/arguments.html">Arguments</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/core/nothing.html">Nothing</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/function.html">Function</a></span></dt> |
| <dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/function/adapting_functions.html">Adapting |
| Functions</a></span></dt></dl></dd> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/operator.html">Operator</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement.html">Statement</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/block_statement.html">Block Statement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/if__statement.html">if_ Statement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/___if_else_____statement.html">if_else_ Statement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/switch__statement.html">switch_ |
| Statement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/while__statement.html">while_ |
| Statement</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/statement/___do_while_____statement.html">do_while_ Statement</a></span></dt> |
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| catch_ Statement</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/object.html">Object</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/object/delete.html">Delete</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/object/casts.html">Casts</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind.html">Bind</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind/binding_function_objects.html">Binding |
| Function Objects</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind/binding_functions.html">Binding Functions</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind/binding_member_functions.html">Binding |
| Member Functions</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind/binding_member_variables.html">Binding |
| Member Variables</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/bind/compatibility_with_boost_bind.html">Compatibility |
| with Boost.Bind</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/modules/stl/algorithm.html">Algorithm</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside.html">Inside Phoenix</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside/actor.html">Actors in Detail</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside/expression.html">Phoenix Expressions</a></span></dt> |
| <dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside/expression/boilerplate_macros.html">Boilerplate |
| Macros</a></span></dt></dl></dd> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/inside/rules.html">Predefined Expressions and Rules</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/examples.html">Advanced Examples</a></span></dt> |
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| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/examples/extending_actors.html">Extending Actors</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/examples/adding_an_expression.html">Adding an expression</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/examples/transforming_the_expression_tree.html">Transforming |
| the Expression Tree</a></span></dt> |
| </dl></dd> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/wrap_up.html">Wrap Up</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/acknowledgments.html">Acknowledgments</a></span></dt> |
| <dt><span class="section"><a href="phoenix/references.html">References</a></span></dt> |
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| <a name="phoenix.preface"></a><h2> |
| <a name="id791930"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.preface">Preface</a> |
| </h2> |
| <div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p> |
| <span class="emphasis"><em>Functional programming is so called because a program consists entirely |
| of functions. The main program itself is written as a function which receives |
| the program's input as its argument and delivers the program's output as its |
| result. Typically the main function is defined in terms of other functions, |
| which in turn are defined in terms of still more functions until at the bottom |
| level the functions are language primitives.</em></span> |
| </p></blockquote></div> |
| <div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p> |
| <span class="bold"><strong>John Hughes</strong></span>-- <span class="emphasis"><em>Why Functional Programming |
| Matters</em></span> |
| </p></blockquote></div> |
| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/lambda_cpp.png" alt="lambda_cpp"></span> |
| </p> |
| <a name="phoenix.description"></a><h3> |
| <a name="id760043"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.description">Description</a> |
| </h3> |
| <p> |
| Phoenix enables Functional Programming (FP) in C++. The design and implementation |
| of Phoenix is highly influenced by <a href="http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~yannis/fc++/" target="_top">FC++</a> |
| by Yannis Smaragdakis and Brian McNamara and the <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/lambda/doc/index.html" target="_top">BLL</a> |
| (Boost Lambda Library) by Jaakko Jaarvi and Gary Powell. Phoenix is a blend of |
| FC++ and BLL using the implementation techniques used in the <a href="http://spirit.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Spirit</a> |
| inline parser. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Phoenix is a header only library. It is extremely modular by design. One can |
| extract and use only a small subset of the full library, literally tearing the |
| library into small pieces, without fear that the pieces won't work anymore. The |
| library is organized in highly independent modules and layers. |
| </p> |
| <a name="phoenix.how_to_use_this_manual"></a><h3> |
| <a name="id760090"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix.how_to_use_this_manual">How to use this manual</a> |
| </h3> |
| <p> |
| The Phoenix library is organized in logical modules. This documentation provides |
| a user's guide and reference for each module in the library. A simple and clear |
| code example is worth a hundred lines of documentation; therefore, the user's |
| guide is presented with abundant examples annotated and explained in step-wise |
| manner. The user's guide is based on examples: lots of them. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| As much as possible, forward information (i.e. citing a specific piece of information |
| that has not yet been discussed) is avoided in the user's manual portion of each |
| module. In many cases, though, it is unavoidable that advanced but related topics |
| not be interspersed with the normal flow of discussion. To alleviate this problem, |
| topics categorized as "advanced" may be skipped at first reading. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| Some icons are used to mark certain topics indicative of their relevance. These |
| icons precede some text to indicate: |
| </p> |
| <div class="table"> |
| <a name="id760121"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 1.1. Icons</b></p> |
| <div class="table-contents"><table class="table" summary="Icons"> |
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| <col> |
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| </colgroup> |
| <thead><tr> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Icon |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Name |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| <th> |
| <p> |
| Meaning |
| </p> |
| </th> |
| </tr></thead> |
| <tbody> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/note.png" alt="note"></span> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Note |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Information provided is auxiliary but will give the reader a deeper |
| insight into a specific topic. May be skipped. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/alert.png" alt="alert"></span> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Alert |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Information provided is of utmost importance. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/tip.png" alt="tip"></span> |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| Tip |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| <p> |
| A potentially useful and helpful piece of information. |
| </p> |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </tbody> |
| </table></div> |
| </div> |
| <br class="table-break"><div class="sidebar"> |
| <div class="titlepage"></div> |
| <p> |
| <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="images/note.png" alt="note"></span> Unless otherwise noted <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">using</span> |
| <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">phoenix</span><span class="special">;</span></code> |
| is assumed |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| <a name="phoenix._emphasis_role__bold___emphasis____to_joel_s_dear_daughter__phoenix__emphasis___emphasis_"></a><h3> |
| <a name="id800887"></a> |
| <a class="link" href="index.html#phoenix._emphasis_role__bold___emphasis____to_joel_s_dear_daughter__phoenix__emphasis___emphasis_"><span class="bold"><strong><span class="emphasis"><em>...To Joel's dear daughter, Phoenix</em></span></strong></span></a> |
| </h3> |
| </div> |
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| <td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: May 26, 2011 at 08:54:43 GMT</small></p></td> |
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