Re: [Quantlib-dev] Enum convention in QuantlibAddin

[Eric E. <eri...@na...>]

Hello,

> In termstructures.xml , for qlInterpolatedYieldCurve, the InterpolatorID is
> defined as a string and there is a complicated parsing algorithm to convert
> that to an enum.

That is a special case where enumerations in the addin are converted  
into templates in C++.

> But according to
> http://quantlib.org/quantlibaddin/extend_enum_tutorial.html the parameters
> can be declared as enums directly in the XML.

That would be the usual way to do it.

> How should I proceed?

I guess it depends on your requirements.  I would start by attempting  
the approach explained in the documentation, if that doesn't do what  
you want then you might need to customize it.

Kind Regards,
Eric
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