Function template public_function

boost::contract::public_function — Program contracts for void virtual public functions that do not override.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/contract/public_function.hpp>


template<typename Class> 
  specify_precondition_old_postcondition_except 
  public_function(virtual_ * v, Class * obj);

Description

This is used to specify preconditions, postconditions, exception guarantees, old value copies at body, and check class invariants for public functions that are virtual, do not override, and return void:

class u {
    friend class boost::contract::access;

    void invariant() const { // Optional (as for static and volatile).
        BOOST_CONTRACT_ASSERT(...);
        ...
    }

public:
    void f(..., boost::contract::virtual_* v = 0) {
        boost::contract::old_ptr<old_type> old_var;
        boost::contract::check c = boost::contract::public_function(v, this)
            .precondition([&] { // Optional.
                BOOST_CONTRACT_ASSERT(...);
                ...
            })
            .old([&] { // Optional.
                old_var = BOOST_CONTRACT_OLDOF(v, old_expr);
                ...
            })
            .postcondition([&] { // Optional.
                BOOST_CONTRACT_ASSERT(...);
                ...
            })
            .except([&] { // Optional.
                BOOST_CONTRACT_ASSERT(...);
                ...
            })
        ;

        ... // Function body.
    }
    
    ...
};

A virtual public function should always call boost::contract::public_function otherwise this library will not be able to correctly use it for subcontracting.

See Also:

Virtual Public Functions

Parameters:

`obj`	The object `this` from the scope of the enclosing virtual public function declaring the contract. This object might be mutable, `const`, `volatile`, or `const volatile` depending on the cv-qualifier of the enclosing function (volatile public functions will check volatile class invariants, see Volatile Public Functions).
`v`	The trailing parameter of type `boost::contract::virtual_*` and default value `0` from the enclosing virtual public function.

Template Parameters:

Class

The type of the class containing the virtual public function declaring the contract. (Usually this template parameter is automatically deduced by C++ and it does not need to be explicitly specified by programmers.)

Returns:

The result of this function must be explicitly assigned to a variable of type boost::contract::check declared locally just before the code of the public function body (otherwise this library will generate a run-time error, see BOOST_CONTRACT_ON_MISSING_CHECK_DECL).

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