Is there a way to use delegating constructors in Visual Studio 2012?

Question

Looking through the new features of C++11, delegating constructors seems like they would be particular useful in my situation.

Unfortunately, I need to use Visual Studio. The project I am working on has a several month deadline and using experimental/broken compilers doesn't concern me. Is there a version of Visual C++ that can will let me do constructor delegation?

See http://www.stroustrup.com/C++11FAQ.html#inheriting

Answer 1

Yes, there is a beta version of the compiler that supports delegating constructors - the Visual C++ Compiler November 2012 CTP.

Answer 2

In the meanwhile, try

#define INHERIT_CONSTRUCTOR(BaseName,DerivedName) template <class... Args> DerivedName(Args&&... args) : BaseName(std::forward<Args>(args)...) { }