class baseObject
{
};
class testObject: public baseObject
{
};
ClassName = "testObject";
obj = new ClassName(); Storing class names in a string?
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Is there any way in C++ to store the name of a class in C++, and then use that string to create a new instance of that class?
For example, if I have in make believe pseudo-code:
Not directly, no. C++ does not support reflexion. You need to create a factory.
Edit: fixed code so it would compile.
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[edited by - Fruny on October 3, 2002 11:47:09 AM]
#include <map>#include <string>using namespace std;class BaseObject{public: virtual ~BaseObject() = 0 {}};class Factory{public: typedef BaseObject* builder_t(); typedef std::map<string, builder_t*> builder_map_t; BaseObject* Create( const std::string& name ) { builder_map_t::iterator itor = builders.find( name ); if( itor == builders.end() ) return NULL; return itor->second(); } Factory& Register( const std::string& name, builder_t* fn ) { builders[name] = fn; return *this; } Factory& Unregister( const std::string& name ) { builders.erase( name ); return *this; }private: builder_map_t builders;};class TestObject : public BaseObject{public: ~TestObject() {}};BaseObject* CreateTestObject() { return new TestObject; }int main(){ Factory fact; fact.Register( "TestObject", CreateTestObject ); BaseObject* obj = fact.Create( "TestObject" ); delete obj;} Edit: fixed code so it would compile.
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[edited by - Fruny on October 3, 2002 11:47:09 AM]
Look up RTTI and type_info. They're standard C++ features. Beware that you usually have to manually enable RTTI--the default is disabled in MSVC (e.g.).
Edit: oops, didn't realize he also wanted to use it with a class factory. Well, maybe you could use type_info anyway; ok probably not. =)
[edited by - Stoffel on October 3, 2002 11:36:51 AM]
Edit: oops, didn't realize he also wanted to use it with a class factory. Well, maybe you could use type_info anyway; ok probably not. =)
[edited by - Stoffel on October 3, 2002 11:36:51 AM]
Alternatively, instead of assigning strings of your own, you could use typeid to recover RTTI data, including the class name. (Infortunately, that''s about all it can do for you).
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quote:Original post by stodge
Awesome Fruny, thanks. I'll try to understand what you've written.
It's simple, really :
create a map (associative array) that associates string identifiers to a function that creates an object of the desired type. New names/functions are added to the map with Register(). Then when you want to create an object, take the passed string, look up the corresponding function in the map, call it and return the generated object.
Edit: note - I've fixed a few errors in the code above.
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[edited by - Fruny on October 3, 2002 11:47:53 AM]
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Weird. I started a new project to try out some more ideas (taking it a step further) and I get lots of warnings like this:
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(110) : warning C4786: 'std::_Tree,std::allocator >,std:
air,std::allocator > const ,
msNetObject * (__cdecl*)(void)>,std::map,std::allocator >,msNetObject * (__cdecl*)(void),std::less,std::allocator > >,std::allocator* (__cdecl*)(void)> >::_Kfn,std::less,std::allocator > >,std::allocator >::const_iterator::_Inc' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug informat
ion
I've never seen this before. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong with VC6?
Thanks
[edited by - stodge on October 3, 2002 1:40:23 PM]
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\xtree(110) : warning C4786: 'std::_Tree,std::allocator >,std:
air,std::allocator > const ,msNetObject * (__cdecl*)(void)>,std::map,std::allocator >,msNetObject * (__cdecl*)(void),std::less,std::allocator > >,std::allocator* (__cdecl*)(void)> >::_Kfn,std::less,std::allocator > >,std::allocator >::const_iterator::_Inc' : identifier was truncated to '255' characters in the debug informat
ion
I've never seen this before. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong with VC6?
Thanks
[edited by - stodge on October 3, 2002 1:40:23 PM]
It''s a harmless warning. You can disable it by adding #pragma warning(disable: 4786) to your code.
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