MemCore::TypeInfo Class Reference

Helper class for mapping C++ data types to objects. More...

#include <elementary/memcore/TypeInfo.hpp>

Public Member Functions
const char *	name () const
	Get the native C++ textual description of the certain type.
const type_info &	operator() () const
	Retrieve the native C++ type information via () operator.
bool	operator< (const TypeInfo &T) const
	The comparison operator.
bool	operator== (const TypeInfo &T) const
	The comparison operator.
	TypeInfo (const type_info &Id)
	Constructor.
	~TypeInfo ()
	Destructor.

Detailed Description

Helper class for mapping C++ data types to objects.

TypeInfo is a reference wrapper class for the C++ native type_info class. It allows comparison using the C++ intrinsic type_info::before() function and is suitable as keys for a map template.

Usage especcially for constructing a maps between C++ data types to some type-specific objects:

   map<TypeInfo, int> TypeMap;

   TypeMap[ typeid(int) ] = 45;