Choose template based on run-time string in C++

Question

I have an attribute vector that can hold different types:

class base_attribute_vector; // no template args

template
class raw_attribute_ve         


        

Answer 1

enum class Type
{
    Int,
    String,
    // ...
    Unknown
};

Type TypeFromString(const std::string& s)
{
    if (s == "int") { return Type::Int; }
    if (s == "string") { return Type::String; }
    // ...
    return Type::Unknown;
}

template