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true_typedef Class Template Reference

This class is used to create strong types from base types, to facilitate type disambiguation, overloading and mutual incompatibility. More...

#include <stlsoft_true_typedef.h>

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef T	value_type
	The value type.
typedef U	unique_type
	The unique type.
typedef true_typedef< T, U >	class_type
	The type of the current parameterisation.
typedef T &	reference
	The reference type.
typedef T const &	const_reference
	The non-mutating (const) reference type.
Public Methods
	true_typedef ()
	Default constructor.
	true_typedef (value_type const &value)
	Construct from a value type instance.
	true_typedef (class_type const &rhs)
	Copy constructor.
class_type const &	operator= (class_type const &rhs)
	Copy assignment operator.
const_reference	base_type_value () const
	Provides non-mutating (const) access to the base type value.
reference	base_type_value ()
	Provides mutating access to the base type value.

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Detailed Description

template<typename T, typename U>
class stlsoft::true_typedef< T, U >

This class is used to create strong types from base types, to facilitate type disambiguation, overloading and mutual incompatibility.

For example, the following code creates two types based on the int type:

  stlsoft_gen_opaque(h_protocol_tt)
  stlsoft_gen_opaque(h_port_tt)
  typedef true_typedef<long, h_protocol_tt> protocol_tt;
  typedef true_typedef<long, h_port_tt> port_tt;

  protocol_tt pro1(3); // Ok
  port_tt prt1(8088); // Ok
  protocol_tt pro2(pro1); // Ok, can copy from another protocol_tt
  port_tt prt2(pro2); // Error, cannot copy from a protocol_tt

Parameters:

T	The base type, e.g. int, std::wstring
U	The unique type, usually created by using stlsoft_gen_opaque()

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef true_typedef<T, U> class_type

The type of the current parameterisation.

typedef T const& const_reference

The non-mutating (const) reference type.

typedef T& reference

The reference type.

typedef U unique_type

The unique type.

typedef T value_type

The value type.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

true_typedef (    )  [inline]

Default constructor.

true_typedef (  value_type const &    value )  [inline, explicit]

Construct from a value type instance.

true_typedef (  class_type const &    rhs )  [inline]

Copy constructor.

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Member Function Documentation

reference base_type_value (    )  [inline]

Provides mutating access to the base type value.

const_reference base_type_value (    )  const [inline]

Provides non-mutating (const) access to the base type value.

class_type const& operator= (  class_type const &    rhs )  [inline]

Copy assignment operator.

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

• stlsoft_true_typedef.h

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