boost_1_45_0/libs/proto/doc/reference/transform/fold_tree.xml

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<header name="boost/proto/transform/fold_tree.hpp">
  <para>
    Contains definition of the
    <computeroutput>
      <classname alt="boost::proto::fold_tree">proto::fold_tree&lt;&gt;</classname>
    </computeroutput> and
    <computeroutput>
      <classname alt="boost::proto::reverse_fold_tree">proto::reverse_fold_tree&lt;&gt;</classname>
    </computeroutput>
    transforms.
  </para>
  <namespace name="boost">
    <namespace name="proto">
      <struct name="fold_tree">
        <template>
          <template-type-parameter name="Sequence"/>
          <template-type-parameter name="State0"/>
          <template-type-parameter name="Fun"/>
        </template>
        <inherit><classname>proto::transform</classname>&lt; fold_tree&lt;Sequence, State0, Fun&gt; &gt;</inherit>
        <purpose>A <conceptname>PrimitiveTransform</conceptname> that recursively applies the
          <computeroutput><classname>proto::fold</classname>&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> transform to sub-trees
          that all share a common tag type.</purpose>
        <description>
          <para>
            <computeroutput>proto::fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> is useful for flattening trees into lists;
            for example, you might use <computeroutput>proto::fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> to flatten an
            expression tree like <computeroutput>a | b | c</computeroutput> into a Fusion list like
            <computeroutput>cons(c, cons(b, cons(a)))</computeroutput>.
          </para>
          <para>
            <computeroutput>proto::fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> is easily understood in terms of a
            <computeroutput>recurse_if_&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> helper, defined as follows:
            <programlisting> template&lt;typename Tag, typename Fun&gt;
struct recurse_if_ :
  <classname>proto::if_</classname>&lt;
    // If the current node has type type "Tag" ...
    boost::is_same&lt;<classname>proto::tag_of</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>&gt;, Tag&gt;(),
    // ... recurse, otherwise ...
    <classname>proto::fold</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>, <classname>proto::_state</classname>, recurse_if_&lt;Tag, Fun&gt; &gt;,
    // ... apply the Fun transform.
    Fun
  &gt;
{};</programlisting>
          </para>
          <para>
            With <computeroutput>recurse_if_&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> as defined above,
            <computeroutput>proto::fold_tree&lt;Sequence, State0, Fun&gt;()(expr, state, data)</computeroutput>
            is equivalent to:
            <programlisting><classname>proto::fold</classname>&lt;
  Sequence,
  State0,
  recurse_if_&lt;typename Expr::proto_tag, Fun&gt;
&gt;()(expr, state, data).</programlisting>
            It has the effect of folding a tree front-to-back, recursing into child nodes that share a
            tag type with the parent node.
          </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::fold</classname>&lt;Sequence, State0, recurse_if_&lt;typename Expr::proto_tag, Fun&gt; &gt;
      ::template impl&lt;Expr, State, Data&gt;</type>
          </inherit>
        </struct>
      </struct>

      <struct name="reverse_fold_tree">
        <template>
          <template-type-parameter name="Sequence"/>
          <template-type-parameter name="State0"/>
          <template-type-parameter name="Fun"/>
        </template>
        <inherit><classname>proto::transform</classname>&lt; reverse_fold_tree&lt;Sequence, State0, Fun&gt; &gt;</inherit>
        <purpose>A <conceptname>PrimitiveTransform</conceptname> that recursively applies the 
          <computeroutput><classname>proto::reverse_fold&lt;&gt;</classname></computeroutput> transform to
          sub-trees that all share a common tag type.</purpose>
        <description>
          <para>
            <computeroutput>proto::reverse_fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> is useful for flattening trees
            into lists; for example, you might use <computeroutput>proto::reverse_fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput>
            to flatten an expression tree like <computeroutput>a | b | c</computeroutput> into a Fusion list like
            <computeroutput>cons(a, cons(b, cons(c)))</computeroutput>.
          </para>
          <para>
            <computeroutput>proto::reverse_fold_tree&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> is easily understood in terms of
            a <computeroutput>recurse_if_&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> helper, defined as follows:
            <programlisting> template&lt;typename Tag, typename Fun&gt;
struct recurse_if_ :
  <classname>proto::if_</classname>&lt;
    // If the current node has type type "Tag" ...
    boost::is_same&lt;<classname>proto::tag_of</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>&gt;, Tag&gt;(),
    // ... recurse, otherwise ...
    <classname>proto::reverse_fold</classname>&lt;<classname>proto::_</classname>, <classname>proto::_state</classname>, recurse_if_&lt;Tag, Fun&gt; &gt;,
    // ... apply the Fun transform.
    Fun
  &gt;
{};</programlisting>
          </para>
          <para>
            With <computeroutput>recurse_if_&lt;&gt;</computeroutput> as defined above,
            <computeroutput>proto::reverse_fold_tree&lt;Sequence, State0, Fun&gt;()(expr, state, data)</computeroutput>
            is equivalent to:
            <programlisting><classname>proto::reverse_fold</classname>&lt;
  Sequence,
  State0,
  recurse_if_&lt;typename Expr::proto_tag, Fun&gt;
&gt;()(expr, state, data).</programlisting>
            It has the effect of folding a tree back-to-front, recursing into child nodes that share a
            tag type with the parent node.
          </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::reverse_fold</classname>&lt;Sequence, State0, recurse_if_&lt;typename Expr::proto_tag, Fun&gt; &gt;
      ::template impl&lt;Expr, State, Data&gt;</type>
          </inherit>
        </struct>
      </struct>
    </namespace>
  </namespace>
</header>