Re: Evaluation date

Posted by Ferdinando M. Ametrano-3 on
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/Evaluation-date-tp10636p10637.html

Hi Luigi

>I'd create some kind of singleton Settings class through which
>the global evaluation date can be set and retrieved, as in
>
>Settings::instance().evaluationDate() = Date(30,August,2004);
>Date d = Settings::instance().evaluationDate()
>
>The stored date would be used whenever one needs to know what day it's
>supposed to be, and the actual today's date would be returned if none
>was set.
I agree

>  (As a side effect, todaysDate() would eventually disappear
>from TermStructure.)
the side effect alone would have me to agree :)

>Thoughts?
why don't you post to the user list too? I guess we might receive
worthwhile suggestions.

ciao -- Nando