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

Largely based on Jarod42's answer, this is what I will be using:

class base_attribute_vector {};

template
class raw_attribute_vector : public base_attribute_vector {
public:
raw_attribute_vector() {std::cout << typeid(T).name() << std::endl; }
};

template class impl>
base* magic(std::string type) {
    if(type == "int") return new impl();
    else if(type == "float") return new impl();
}

int main() {
    auto x = magic("int");
    auto y = magic("float");
}