Storing a type in C++

Question

Is it possible to store a type name as a C++ variable? For example, like this:

type my_type = int; // or string, or Foo, or any other type
void* data = ...;
         


        

Answer 1

You can't do that in C++, but you can use the boost any library then test for the type it holds. Example:

bool is_int(const boost::any & operand)
{
  return operand.type() == typeid(int);
}

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/doc/html/any/s02.html