How to typeof in C++

Question

How to simulate C# typeof-command behavior in C++?

C# example:

public static PluginNodeList GetPlugins (Type type)
{
 ...
}

Call:

Answer 1

You could use a dynamic_cast to test types as shown below:

IPlugin* iPluginPtr = NULL;
iPluginPtr = dynamic_cast<IPlugin*>(somePluginPtr);

if (iPluginPtr) {
    // Cast succeeded
} else {
    // Cast failed
}

Answer 2

You can use typeof() in GCC. With other compilers, it's either not supported or you have to do crazy template mangling or use "bug-features" that are very compiler specific (like the way Boost does it).