Aliasing member variable names

[Lowest0ne]

I have been playing about with Vertices and Colors and have ended up with this:

template < std::size_t SIZE, typename T >
struct Pack
{
  T data[ SIZE ];
};

using Color3f = Pack< 3, float >;
using // etc 

It is easy enough to have the color "act" like a color

template < typename T >
struct Color3 : Pack < 3, T >
{
  T& red( void ){ return this->data[0]; }
  T& green // etc
};

using Color3f = Color3< float >;

Which can now be used as such:

Color3f my_color;
my_color.red() = 0.1f;

Is there anyway to make an alias for Pack's data field? Something that would allow me to write:

Color3f my_color;
my_color.red = 0.1f;

Edited for the sake of having the code margins correct

[MiiNiPaa]

Yes, make red a property.
Two implementations of properties in C++:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/3900/Implementing-Properties-In-C
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_%28programming%29#C.2B.2B

[Lowest0ne]

That's pretty neat, thanks.

I suppose the answer is "yes, obviously", since many other languages can do it ( Ruby came to mind ).

[MiiNiPaa]

C++ does not have such facility. So you have to emulate it. Honestly, it does not worth throwing IDE autocomplete/type ispector from tracks and making everything harder to debug.