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<header name="boost/proto/transform/pass_through.hpp">
<para>Definition of the
<computeroutput><classname alt="boost::proto::pass_through">proto::pass_through&lt;&gt;</classname></computeroutput>
transform, which is the default transform of all of the expression generator metafunctions such as
<computeroutput><classname alt="boost::proto::unary_plus">proto::unary_plus&lt;&gt;</classname></computeroutput>,
<computeroutput><classname alt="boost::proto::plus">proto::plus&lt;&gt;</classname></computeroutput> and
<computeroutput><classname alt="boost::proto::nary_expr">proto::nary_expr&lt;&gt;</classname></computeroutput>.</para>
<namespace name="boost">
<namespace name="proto">
<struct name="pass_through">
<template>
<template-type-parameter name="Grammar"/>
<template-type-parameter name="Domain">
<default><classname>proto::deduce_domain</classname></default>
</template-type-parameter>
</template>
<inherit><type><classname>proto::transform</classname>&lt; pass_through&lt;Grammar, Domain&gt; &gt;</type></inherit>
<purpose>A <conceptname>PrimitiveTransform</conceptname> that transforms the child expressions of an expression
node according to the corresponding children of a Grammar. The resulting expression is in the specified domain.</purpose>
<description>
<para>
Given a Grammar such as <computeroutput><classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;T0, T1&gt;</computeroutput>,
an expression type that matches the grammar such as
<computeroutput><classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;E0, E1&gt;::type</computeroutput>, a state
<computeroutput>S</computeroutput> and a data <computeroutput>D</computeroutput>, the result of applying
the <computeroutput>proto::pass_through&lt;<classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;T0, T1&gt; &gt;</computeroutput>
transform is: <programlisting><classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;
boost::result_of&lt;T0(E0, S, D)&gt;::type,
boost::result_of&lt;T1(E1, S, D)&gt;::type
&gt;::type</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
The above demonstrates how child transforms and child expressions are applied pairwise, and how the
results are reassembled into a new expression node with the same tag type as the original.
</para>
<para>
The <code>Domain</code> template parameter determines which domain the resulting expression should
be in. If it is <code><classname>proto::deduce_domain</classname></code>, which is the default,
the resulting expression is in the same domain as the expression passed in. Otherwise, the resulting
expression is in the specified domain. Practically, that means the specified domain's generator is
used to post-process the resulting expression.
</para>
<para>
The explicit use of <computeroutput>proto::pass_through&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> is not usually
needed, since the expression generator metafunctions such as
<computeroutput><classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> have
<computeroutput>proto::pass_through&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> as their default transform. So,
for instance, these are equivalent:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<computeroutput>
<classname>proto::when</classname>&lt; <classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt;, proto::pass_through&lt; <classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt; &gt; &gt;
</computeroutput>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<computeroutput>
<classname>proto::when</classname>&lt; <classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt;, <classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt; &gt;
</computeroutput>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<computeroutput>
<classname>proto::when</classname>&lt; <classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt; &gt; // because of proto::when&lt;class X, class Y=X&gt;
</computeroutput>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<computeroutput>
<classname>proto::plus</classname>&lt;X, Y&gt; // because plus&lt;&gt; is both a grammar and a transform
</computeroutput>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
For example, consider the following transform that promotes all
<computeroutput>float</computeroutput> terminals in an expression to
<computeroutput>double</computeroutput>.
<programlisting>// This transform finds all float terminals in an expression and promotes
// them to doubles.
struct Promote :
<classname>proto::or_</classname>&lt;
<classname>proto::when</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::terminal</classname>&lt;float&gt;, <classname>proto::terminal</classname>&lt;double&gt;::type(<classname>proto::_value</classname>) &gt;,
// terminal&lt;&gt;'s default transform is a no-op:
<classname>proto::terminal</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>&gt;,
// nary_expr&lt;&gt; has a pass_through&lt;&gt; transform:
<classname>proto::nary_expr</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>, <classname>proto::vararg</classname>&lt;Promote&gt; &gt;
&gt;
{};</programlisting>
</para>
</description>
<struct name="impl">
<template>
<template-type-parameter name="Expr"/>
<template-type-parameter name="State"/>
<template-type-parameter name="Data"/>
</template>
<inherit><type><classname>proto::transform_impl</classname>&lt;Expr, State, Data&gt;</type></inherit>
<typedef name="GN">
<purpose>For each N in [0,Expr arity), for exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename proto::result_of::child_c&lt;Grammar, N&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="EN">
<purpose>For each N in [0,Expr arity), for exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename proto::result_of::child_c&lt;Expr, N&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="RN">
<purpose>For each N in [0,Expr arity), for exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename boost::result_of&lt;GN(EN,State,Data)&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="T">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename Expr::proto_tag</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="Deduce">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>boost::is_same&lt;Domain, <classname>deduce_domain</classname>&gt;</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="DD">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename Expr::proto_domain</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="D">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename mpl::if_&lt;Deduce, DD, Domain&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="G">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename D::proto_generator</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="A">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type><classname>proto::listN</classname>&lt;R0,...RN&gt;</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="E">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type><classname>proto::expr</classname>&lt;T, A&gt;</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="BE">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type><classname>proto::basic_expr</classname>&lt;T, A&gt;</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="expr_type">
<purpose>For exposition only</purpose>
<type>typename mpl::if_&lt;<classname>proto::wants_basic_expr</classname>&lt;G&gt;, BE, E&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<typedef name="result_type">
<type>typename boost::result_of&lt;D(expr_type)&gt;::type</type>
</typedef>
<method-group name="public member functions">
<method name="operator()" cv="const">
<type>result_type</type>
<parameter name="expr">
<paramtype>typename impl::expr_param</paramtype>
</parameter>
<parameter name="state">
<paramtype>typename impl::state_param</paramtype>
</parameter>
<parameter name="data">
<paramtype>typename impl::data_param</paramtype>
</parameter>
<requires>
<para>
<computeroutput>
<classname>proto::matches</classname>&lt;Expr, Grammar&gt;::value
</computeroutput> is <computeroutput>true</computeroutput>.
</para>
</requires>
<returns>
<para>
<programlisting>D()(expr_type::make(
G0()(<functionname>proto::child_c</functionname>&lt;0&gt;(expr), state, data),
...
GN()(<functionname>proto::child_c</functionname>&lt;N&gt;(expr), state, data)
))</programlisting>
</para>
</returns>
</method>
</method-group>
</struct>
</struct>
</namespace>
</namespace>
</header>