Re: [ros-users] lists on the parameter server

Hi Jeremy,

> The XmlRpcValue type implements the reinterpret cast operator for most
> types. Unfortunately, almost all but the most explicit usages are
> ambiguously defined, so you often need to be explicit. But, generally
> speaking, it means you can just treat the XmlRpcValue object as the
> type you want it to be. In this case, assuming the XmlRpcValue is a
> list, then you can simply use operator[] to access members, and then
> cast them as the appropriate type. The following example retrieves a
> list of doubles from the param server and sums them:
[...]

Thanks, that works great! Should that example be part of the roscpp
param server wiki page? It's a nice starting point when working with
parameter lists and surely helps more than the plain XmlRpc documentation.

Cheers,
Armin
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