TypeName.hpp

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#ifndef util_TypeName_hpp
#define util_TypeName_hpp

#include <complex>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <typeinfo>

namespace phdmesh {

template< typename T >
struct TypeName {
  static std::string value() { return std::string( typeid(T).name() ); }
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------

#define GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( T ) \
  template<> struct TypeName< T > { \
    static std::string value() { return std::string( # T ); } \
  }

GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( void );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( char );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( unsigned char );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( short );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( unsigned short );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( int );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( unsigned int );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( long );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( unsigned long );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( float );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( double );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( std::complex<float> );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( std::complex<double> );
GENERATE_SIMPLE_TYPE_NAME_VALUE( std::string );

//----------------------------------------------------------------------

template< typename T >
struct TypeName< const T >
{
  static std::string value()
    { return std::string( "const ").append( TypeName<T>::value() ); }
};

template< typename T >
struct TypeName< T * >
{
  static std::string value()
    { return std::string( TypeName<T>::value() ).append( " *" ); }
};

template< typename T >
struct TypeName< T & >
{
  static std::string value()
    { return std::string( TypeName<T>::value() ).append( " &" ); }
};

//----------------------------------------------------------------------

std::string type_name_array( const std::string & , unsigned );

template< typename T , unsigned N >
struct TypeName< T[N] >
{
  static std::string value()
    { return type_name_array( TypeName<T>::value() , N ); }
};

template< typename T >
std::string type_name_array( unsigned n )
{ return type_name_array( TypeName<T>::value() , n ); }

//----------------------------------------------------------------------

std::string type_name_vector( const std::string & , unsigned = 0 );

template< typename T >
struct TypeName< std::vector<T> >
{
  static std::string value()
    { return type_name_vector( TypeName<T>::value() ); }
};

template< typename T >
std::string type_name_vector( unsigned n = 0 )
{ return type_name_vector( TypeName<T>::value() , n ); }

//----------------------------------------------------------------------

} // namespace phdmesh

#endif /* util_TypeName_hpp */

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