dll/example/tutorial4/load_self.cpp

// Copyright 2011-2012 Renato Tegon Forti.
// Copyright 2014 Renato Tegon Forti, Antony Polukhin.
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt
// or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

// For more information, see http://www.boost.org

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// This example shows how to use load_self to load symbols direct on executable
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <boost/plugin.hpp>
#include <iostream>

#define SUMEXE_PLUGIN_LINK_IN
#include "static_plugin.hpp"

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    std::cout << "Application started" << std::endl;
    
    boost::plugin::shared_library self;
    self.load_self();
    try {
        std::cout << "Call function 'int sumexe(int x, int y)'" << std::endl;
        boost::function<int(int, int)> sum = boost::plugin::alias<int(int, int)>(self, "sumexe_alias");
        std::cout << "Computed Value: " << sum(2,2) << std::endl;
    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
        std::cout << e.what();
        throw;
    }
}