Template type wrapper providing entry point for meta information. More...

#include <ttype.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for by::ttype< T >:

Additional Inherited Members
Public Member Functions inherited from by::ttypeBase< T, tmetaTypeDef< T, tifHasMetaTypeDef< T >::is >::is >
nbool	isTemplate () const override

nbool	isAbstract () const override

void *	make () const override

ncnt	size () const override

const type &	getSuper () const override

const nbool &	isInit () const override

Public Member Functions inherited from by::type
virtual nbool	operator== (const me &rhs) const
	Checks if two type objects represent the same type.

nbool	operator!= (const me &rhs) const

virtual const std::string &	getName () const

template<typename T >
T *	makeAs () const

virtual nbool	init ()
	Initializes type metadata and constructs class hierarchy.

virtual nbool	rel ()

const types &	getLeafs () const
	Returns all most derived classes (leaf nodes) from this class.

const types &	getSubs () const

const types &	getSupers () const

virtual nbool	isSuper (const type &it) const
	Checks if this type is a super class of the given type.

nbool	isSuper (const type *it) const BY_SIDE_FUNC(isSuper)

template<typename T >
nbool	isSuper () const

nbool	isSub (const type &it) const
	Checks if this type is a sub class of the given type.

nbool	isSub (const type *it) const BY_SIDE_FUNC(isSub)

template<typename T >
nbool	isSub () const

const type &	getStatic () const BY_CONST_FUNC(_getStatic()) virtual const nchar *getMetaTypeName() const
	Get meta type name for efficient type checking.

Static Public Member Functions inherited from by::ttypeBase< T, tmetaTypeDef< T, tifHasMetaTypeDef< T >::is >::is >
static const me &	get ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from by::ttypeBase< T, tmetaTypeDef< T, tifHasMetaTypeDef< T >::is >::is >
types &	_getSupers () override

types &	_getSubs () override

type &	_getStatic () const override

types **	_onGetLeafs () const override

void	_onAddSubClass (const type &subClass) override

const std::string &	_getNativeName () const override

Protected Member Functions inherited from by::type
void	_setInit (nbool newState)

virtual void	_onAddSubClass (const me &subClass)
	Hook method called when a new subclass is registered with this type.

void	_setLeafs (types *newLeafs) const

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class by::ttype< T >

Template type wrapper providing entry point for meta information.

The entry point class for users to access meta information. Always create a new object when using ttype<T>. The entire design uses the monostate pattern, so creating objects each time shares values internally with no additional cost.

To understand the overall design of the meta module, first examine the core type class.

Remarks: Custom meta type injection If a class T defines typedef metaType MyType, then ttype<T> will be based on MyType instead of the default type class. This allows modules depending on meta to inject additional type information. For example, the core module uses this to inject ntype.

Usage

Basic usage pattern:

// Always create new ttype<T> objects
ttype<MyClass> t1;
ttype<MyClass> t2; // Shares internal data with t1 via monostate pattern
 
// Access type information
cout << t1.getName() << "\n";
cout << t1.isAbstract() << "\n";
 
// Check type relationships
if(t1.isSuper<BaseClass>())
    cout << "MyClass derives from BaseClass\n";

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

/home/runner/work/stela/stela/module/meta/type/ttype.hpp

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Usage