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

Yes, if you code it yourself.

enum Foo_Type{
    AFOO,
    B_AFOO,
    C_AFOO,
    RUN
};

struct MyFoo{
    Foo_Type m_type;
    Boost::shared_ptr m_foo;
}

as commented below, what I left out was that all these "foo" types would have to be related to Foo. Foo would, in essence, be your interface.