Retrieving the type of auto in C++11 without executing the program

Question

I have some C++11 code using the auto inferred type that I have to convert to C++98. How would I go about converting the code, substituting in the actual type f

Answer 1

You can try to use the BOOST_AUTO macro in the Boost typeof library.

auto x = 5 + 7;

becomes

BOOST_AUTO(x,5+7);