Dynamically creating a C++ function argument list at runtime - c++

I'm trying to generate an argument list for a function call during runtime, but I can't think of a way to accomplish this in c++.
This is for a helper library I'm writing. I'm taking input data from the client over a network and using that data to make a call to a function pointer that the user has set previously. The function takes a string(of tokens, akin to printf), and a varying amount of arguments. What I need is a way to add more arguments depending on what data has been received from the client.
I'm storing the functions in a map of function pointers
typedef void (*varying_args_fp)(string,...);
map<string,varying_args_fp> func_map;
An example usage would be
void printall(string tokens, ...)
{
va_list a_list;
va_start(a_list, tokens);
for each(auto x in tokens)
{
if (x == 'i')
{
cout << "Int: " << va_arg(a_list, int) << ' ';
}
else if(x == 'c')
{
cout << "Char: " << va_arg(a_list, char) << ' ';
}
}
va_end(a_list);
}
func_map["printall"] = printall;
func_map["printall"]("iic",5,10,'x');
// prints "Int: 5 Int: 10 Char: x"
This works nicely when hardcoding the function call and it's arguments, but if I've received the data "CreateX 10 20", the program needs to be able to make the argument call itself. eg
// func_name = "CreateX", tokens = 'ii', first_arg = 10, second_arg = 20
func_map[func_name](tokens,first_arg,second_arg);
I can't predict how users are going to lay out the functions and code this beforehand.
If anyone has suggestions on accomplishing this task another way, feel free to suggest. I need the user to be able to "bind" a function to the library, and for the library to call it later after it has received data from a networked client, a callback in essence.

Here is a C++11 solution. It does not support varargs functions like printall or printf, this is impossible with this technique and IMO impossible at all, or at the very least extremely tricky. Such function are difficult to use safely in an environment like yours anyway, since any bad request from any client could crash the server, with absolutely no recourse whatsoever. You probably should move to container-based interface for better safety and stability.
On the other hand, this method supports all (?) other functions uniformly.
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>
#include <boost/any.hpp>
template <typename Ret, typename... Args>
Ret callfunc (std::function<Ret(Args...)> func, std::vector<boost::any> anyargs);
template <typename Ret>
Ret callfunc (std::function<Ret()> func, std::vector<boost::any> anyargs)
{
if (anyargs.size() > 0)
throw std::runtime_error("oops, argument list too long");
return func();
}
template <typename Ret, typename Arg0, typename... Args>
Ret callfunc (std::function<Ret(Arg0, Args...)> func, std::vector<boost::any> anyargs)
{
if (anyargs.size() == 0)
throw std::runtime_error("oops, argument list too short");
Arg0 arg0 = boost::any_cast<Arg0>(anyargs[0]);
anyargs.erase(anyargs.begin());
std::function<Ret(Args... args)> lambda =
([=](Args... args) -> Ret {
return func(arg0, args...);
});
return callfunc (lambda, anyargs);
}
template <typename Ret, typename... Args>
std::function<boost::any(std::vector<boost::any>)> adaptfunc (Ret (*func)(Args...)) {
std::function<Ret(Args...)> stdfunc = func;
std::function<boost::any(std::vector<boost::any>)> result =
([=](std::vector<boost::any> anyargs) -> boost::any {
return boost::any(callfunc(stdfunc, anyargs));
});
return result;
}
Basically you call adaptfunc(your_function), where your_function is a function of any type (except varargs). In return you get an std::function object that accepts a vector of boost::any and returns a boost::any. You put this object in your func_map, or do whatever else you want with them.
Types of the arguments and their number are checked at the time of actual call.
Functions returning void are not supported out of the box, because boost::any<void> is not supported. This can be dealt with easily by wrapping the return type in a simple template and specializing for void. I've left it out for clarity.
Here's a test driver:
int func1 (int a)
{
std::cout << "func1(" << a << ") = ";
return 33;
}
int func2 (double a, std::string b)
{
std::cout << "func2(" << a << ",\"" << b << "\") = ";
return 7;
}
int func3 (std::string a, double b)
{
std::cout << "func3(" << a << ",\"" << b << "\") = ";
return 7;
}
int func4 (int a, int b)
{
std::cout << "func4(" << a << "," << b << ") = ";
return a+b;
}
int main ()
{
std::vector<std::function<boost::any(std::vector<boost::any>)>> fcs = {
adaptfunc(func1), adaptfunc(func2), adaptfunc(func3), adaptfunc(func4) };
std::vector<std::vector<boost::any>> args =
{{777}, {66.6, std::string("yeah right")}, {std::string("whatever"), 0.123}, {3, 2}};
// correct calls will succeed
for (int i = 0; i < fcs.size(); ++i)
std::cout << boost::any_cast<int>(fcs[i](args[i])) << std::endl;
// incorrect calls will throw
for (int i = 0; i < fcs.size(); ++i)
try {
std::cout << boost::any_cast<int>(fcs[i](args[fcs.size()-1-i])) << std::endl;
} catch (std::exception& e) {
std::cout << "Could not call, got exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
}
}

As already mentioned by #TonyTheLion, you can use boost::variant or boost::any to select between types at runtime:
typedef std::function<void(const std::string&, const std::vector<boost::variant<char, int>>&)> varying_args_fn;
std::map<std::string, varying_args_fn> func_map;
The you can e.g. use a static visitor to distinguish between the types. Here is a full example, note that the tokens parameter is actually no longer necessary since boost::variant knows at runtime what type is stored in it:
#include <map>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/variant.hpp>
#include <boost/any.hpp>
typedef std::function<void(const std::string&, const std::vector<boost::variant<char, int>>&)> varying_args_fn;
void printall(const std::string& tokens, const std::vector<boost::variant<char, int>>& args) {
for (const auto& x : args) {
struct : boost::static_visitor<> {
void operator()(int i) {
std::cout << "Int: " << i << ' ';
}
void operator()(char c) {
std::cout << "Char: " << c << ' ';
}
} visitor;
boost::apply_visitor(visitor, x);
}
}
int main() {
std::map<std::string, varying_args_fn> func_map;
func_map["printall"] = printall;
func_map["printall"]("iic", {5, 10, 'x'});
}

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print the name of a function's input that was given as reference [duplicate]

I am looking for a functionality that allows logging a function input arguments. For example:
void func(std::string& input_name, const int n){
// print current function's inputs' type, name, and value
}
which after the function is called, the following will be printed or readable as string,
input1:
type: std::string,
name: input_name,
value: "something",
input2:
type: int,
name: n,
value: 12,
does anyone have a suggestion for such goal
------------edit
it is also ok for me if printing the type or name is not possible.
I am flexible with a solution close to this, like if we can get a list of input arguments, or etc.
Printing a variable's type and value is fairly simple. But variable names don't exist at runtime, so the only way to obtain a variable's name as a string, without hard-coding it, is to use a macro at compile-time. Macros have a feature to stringify tokens.
Try something like this (sorry, this is from memory, I can't get to a compiler at the moment, I'll update this later today):
#include <iomanip>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <type_traits>
template <typename T>
std::string getTypeName()
{
// TODO: to get a more human-readable output, use
// if-constexpr, or template specialization, or one
// of the solutions from https://stackoverflow.com/q/281818/65863...
return typeid(T).name();
}
template<typename T>
std::string stringify(const T& param)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, std::string> || std::is_same_v<T, char*> || std::is_same_v<T, const char*>)
oss << std::quoted(param);
else
oss << param;
return oss.str();
}
template <typename T>
void doLog(int num, std::string_view name, const T& value)
{
std::cout << "input" << num << ":" << std::endl
<< "\ttype: " << getTypeName<T>() << "," << std::endl
<< "\tname: " << #param << "," << std::endl
<< "\tvalue: " << stringify(param) << "," << std::endl;
}
#define LOG(num, param) doLog(num, #param, param)
void func(std::string& input_name, const int n){
LOG(1, input_name)
LOG(2, n)
}
This is a start using templates instead of macros :
(Indeed with the added notion that typeid.name can output mangled names)
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
namespace details
{
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
// formatters for parameters to functions
//
template<typename type_t>
std::string format(const type_t& value)
{
std::ostringstream os;
os << typeid(type_t).name() << ":";
os << value;
return os.str();
}
// output boolean as text
std::string format(const bool& value)
{
return value ? std::string("bool:true") : std::string("bool:false");
}
// add quotes to string
std::string format(const char* value)
{
std::ostringstream os;
os << "const char*:\"";
os << value;
os << "\"";
return os.str();
}
// recursively log all parameters
template<typename arg_t, typename... args_t>
inline void log_parameters(bool comma, const arg_t& arg, args_t... args)
{
if (comma) std::cout << ", ";
std::cout << format(arg);
if constexpr (sizeof...(args_t) > 0)
{
// true is print separating comma at next call
log_parameters(true, std::forward<args_t>(args)...);
}
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------
template<typename... args_t>
inline void log(const char* function, args_t... args)
{
std::cout << "function call to : " << function << "(";
// if there are any arguments to log do so
if constexpr (sizeof...(args_t) > 0)
{
// false == do not print a comma on first call
log_parameters(false, std::forward<args_t>(args)...);
}
std::cout << ");\n";
}
}
void my_function(const bool x, const int y, const char* str)
{
details::log(__FUNCTION__, x, y, str);
}
int main()
{
my_function(1, 42, "Hello world!");
}

C++ function map with varialbles input

In C++, I want to use a map of functions with different type of input or output.
Do to so, I found that using a map with any type could be a way.
But I get several problems. First, I can not use directly the functions in the map.
However, I can use a lambda function to wrap the functions then use these lambda functions in the map.
But, I get a second problem, I still need to cast with the lambda function which is not a variable. This makes a use from a string variable complicated.
Here is a MWE:
#include <any>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <string>
void funct0()
{
std::cout << "funct0" << std::endl;
}
void funct1(int p)
{
std::cout << "funct1 " << p << std::endl;
};
int funct2(int p, std::string s)
{
std::cout << "funct2 " << s << std::endl;
return p+1;
};
float funct3(int a, float b)
{
std::cout << "funct3 " << std::endl;
return a +b;
}
auto funct4(int a, float b)
{
std::cout << "funct4 " << std::endl;
std::vector<float> v;
v.push_back(a);
v.push_back(b);
return v;
}
int main()
{
std::map<std::string, std::any> mapFunct;
mapFunct["F0"]= funct0;
// mapFunct["FO"](); // error: no match for call to ‘(std::map<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>, std::any>::mapped_type {aka std::any}) ()’
mapFunct["F1"]= funct1;
// mapFunct["F1"](12); // error: no match for call to ‘(std::map<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>, std::any>::mapped_type {aka std::any}) (int)’
// WHY THIS IS NOT WORKING ?
// From this link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61969316/is-it-possible-to-put-lambda-expressions-into-a-map-or-list-in-c
auto lambda0 = [](){funct0();};
auto lambda1 = [](int p) { funct1(p); return p; };
auto lambda2 = [](int p, std::string s) { return funct2(p,s); };
auto lambda3 = [](int a, float b){return funct3(a,b);};
auto lambda4 = [](int a, float b){return funct4(a,b);};
std::map<std::string, std::any> mapLambda;
mapLambda["L0"]=lambda0;
mapLambda["L1"]=lambda1;
mapLambda["L2"]=lambda2;
mapLambda["L3"]=lambda3;
mapLambda["L4"]=lambda4;
std::any_cast<decltype(lambda0)>(mapLambda["L0"])();
std::any_cast<decltype(lambda1)>(mapLambda["L1"])(2);
std::cout << std::any_cast<decltype(lambda2)>(mapLambda["L2"])(4, "HELLO") << std::endl;
std::cout << std::any_cast<decltype(lambda3)>(mapLambda["L3"])(3, 4.32) << std::endl ;
auto vec4= std::any_cast<decltype(lambda4)>(mapLambda["L4"])(6, 9.1);
std::cout << "vec4" << vec4[1] << vec4[2] << std::endl ;
std::vector<std::string> inputString;
inputString.push_back("L3(3, 4.32)");
inputString.push_back("L4(6, 9.1)");
// Using a for loop with iterator
for(auto it = std::begin(inputString); it != std::end(inputString); ++it) {
std::cout << *it << "\n";
std::string line=*it;
std::string functionInput = line.substr( 0, line.find("(") );
std::cout << functionInput << std::endl;
// argumentsInput= ;
mapLambda[functionInput](argumentsInput);
}
};
So my question are:
Why my example is working with lambda functions and not the functions ?
How can I make the last part of my example works only from the inputString variable? (ie, knowing the correct casting from the string variable)
What you probably want is something like this:
using CallWrapper = std::function<void(const std::string&)>;
std::map<std::string, CallWrapper> mapLambda;
mapLambda["L0"] = [funct0](const std::string&) { funct0(); };
mapLambda["L1"] = [funct1](const std::string& args) {
int p = ...; // parse the argument from `args`
funct1(p);
};
mapLambda["L2"] = [funct2](const std::string& args) {
// parse the arguments from `args`
int p = ...;
std::string s = ...;
funct2(p, s);
};
Now you can run the loop you envision:
for(const std::string& line : inputString) {
size_t pos = line.find('(');
std::string functionInput = line.substr( 0, pos);
std::string argumentsInput = line.substr(pos);
mapLambda[functionInput](argumentsInput);
}
The hard part, of course, is "parse the arguments from args", left as an exercise for the reader.
std::any_cast needs to cast to constructible types. A standard C++ function is neither a type nor constructible (it's just a group of statements given a name [edit: this isn't technically true, but what's going on under the hood is fairly complicated]), but std::function is. One way to get around this is to assign a standard C++ function to an std::function. Here's an example using a std::map like you were using:
#include <any>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
int my_func(int val) { return val + 1; }
std::function<int(int)> f = my_func;
int main() {
auto my_map = std::map<std::string, std::any>();
my_map["func"] = f;
std::cout << std::any_cast<std::function<int(int)>>(my_map["func"])(13) << std::endl; // prints "14"
return 0;
}
Lambdas are constructible types, which is why your code works for lambdas.
To answer your second question: I don't think it's possible. Functions with different signatures are different types, and you have to know what you're casting to. std::function<int(int, string)> and std::function<float(int, float)>, for example, are different types.
Also, the intended purpose of lambdas is to be used once then discarded. If you're going to keep lambdas around for reuse, it's better to simply just use functions.

How to print elements of a std::vector<std::any> vector in C++?

The system is able to figure out the type of each element using a.type().name() but seriously is not able to print them?
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <any>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
template<typename Last>
void addElement(std::vector<std::any>& container, Last last) {
std::cout << "Last = " << last << std::endl;
container.push_back(last);
}
template<typename First, typename... Rest>
void addElement(std::vector<std::any>& container, First first, Rest... rest) {
std::cout << "Elem = " << first << std::endl;
container.push_back(first);
addElement(container, rest...);
}
template<typename... Ts>
std::vector<std::any> createAnyVector(Ts... ts) {
std::vector<std::any> container;
addElement(container, ts...);
return container;
}
int main() {
std::cout << "ANYVECTOR" << std::endl;
std::vector<std::any> container = createAnyVector("Hello", 3.14, 'A', true, 42);
std::cout << "Number of elements in container = " << container.size() << std::endl; // 5 correct.
for (const auto& a : container) {
std::cout << a.type().name() << ", " << "HERE?" << std::endl;
}
}
If I just write a at the place where now HERE? stands, it returns the error:
No operator << matches these operands
operand types are: std::basic_ostream<char, std::char_traits<char>> << const << std::any
As the comments point out, you cannot do anything directly with std::any, you can just hold them.
If you control the API and have the option to create a wrapper around std::any, you can maintain a function pointer to print the current std::any's contents like so:
struct printable_any {
template <class T>
printable_any(T&& t) : m_val(std::forward<T>(t)) {
m_print_fn = [](std::ostream& os, const std::any& val) {
os << std::any_cast<std::decay_t<T>>(val);
};
}
private:
using print_fn_t = void(*)(std::ostream&, const std::any&);
std::any m_val;
print_fn_t m_print_fn;
friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const printable_any& val) {
val.m_print_fn(os, val.m_val);
return os;
}
};
Note that even with this, you cannot take a random std::any and print it, you have to construct it yourself along with the function pointer.
Usage:
int main() {
std::vector<printable_any> vals {
"Hello", 3.14, 'A', true, 42
};
for (auto& v : vals) {
std::cout << v << '\n';
}
}
Prints
Hello
3.14
A
1
42
https://godbolt.org/z/o1sejrv1e
Well, what would this print:
struct Foo {
void *p;
};
any v = Foo{};
cout << v << '\n'; // what should this print?
There is no toString equivalent in C++. If you want that behavior, you may create your own hierarchy:
struct Printable {
virtual void print(ostream&) const = 0;
};
auto& operator<<(ostream& os, any const& obj) {
any_cast<Printable const&>(obj).print(os);
return os;
}
Or customize it as you wish and handle the error cases as you like, also add special cases for the integer types if you want, etc.
Does the vector have to be of type any or are you allowed to at least specify the kind of types that are stored in the vector? Because if you can at least specify which types are allowed, I recommend using std::variant.
example: std::vector<variant<int, string>> myVectorVariant;
After that, you can actually print to the console the items in your vector through the use of std::get_if from std::variant. copy-able function below to output your vector for the most of the main primitive types: int, float, char, string.
#include <variant>
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void printVectorVariantValues(vector<variant<int, float, char, string>> arg) {
try {
for (auto val : arg) {
if (const auto intPtr (get_if<int>(&val)); intPtr)
cout << *intPtr << " ";
else if (const auto floatPtr (get_if<float>(&val)); floatPtr)
cout << *floatPtr << " ";
else if (const auto charPtr (get_if<char>(&val)); charPtr)
cout << *charPtr << " ";
else if (const auto stringPtr (get_if<string>(&val)); stringPtr)
cout << *stringPtr << " ";
}
} catch (bad_variant_access err) {
cout << "something" << " ";
}
cout << "DONE" << endl;
}
int main() {
vector<variant<int, float, char, string>> myVectorVariant = {1, 2, 'a', 'b', 3, 0.4f, 0.5f, "c", "DeF", 0.6f, "gHi", "JkL" };
printVectorVariantValues(myVectorVariant);
return 0;
}
/*
output below:
1 2 a b 3 0.4 0.5 c DeF 0.6 gHi JkL DONE
*/

Convert from pointer-to-member template function to functional type objects

I have this code that works already:
// mem_fun example
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <map>
using namespace std;
struct C
{
C(int i): y_(i) {};
int y_;
string op1(int x)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
oss << "operation 1: " << x+y_;
return oss.str();
}
string op2(string x)
{
std::ostringstream oss;
oss << "operation 2: " << x << "+" << y_;
return oss.str();
}
};
struct container: map<string, C>
{
// doesn't compile
// void safeOperation(string key, ??? bound_function_and_arg_object )
template< typename argType >
void safeOperation(string key, string (C::*mf)(argType a), argType a)
{
iterator it = find(key);
if (it != end())
{
C* pC = &(it->second);
cout << (pC->*mf)(a) << "\n";
}
else
{
cout << "key: " << key << " missing\n";
}
}
};
int main () {
container objects;
objects.insert(container::value_type("a1", C(1)));
objects.insert(container::value_type("b2", C(2)));
objects.insert(container::value_type("c3", C(3)));
objects.safeOperation("a1", &C::op1, 1);
objects.safeOperation("b2", &C::op1, 2);
objects.safeOperation("d4", &C::op1, 4);
objects.safeOperation("c3", &C::op2, string("3"));
return 0;
}
I'd like to change the template function on the map to use std::mem_fun and to bind the parameters together with the operation, rather than specify them as separate parameters to safeOperation.
In other words, I'd prefer to call safeOperation similar to this:
// wrong, but hopefully communicates what I'm trying to do:
objects.safeOperation(someKey, bind(&C::op1, 4));
The sample code is here: http://cpp.sh/74pgb
I'm probably missing something simple, but appreciate the help.
When you bind a member function, the first argument has to be an instance of the class whose member function it is. So what you want to do is generalize safeOperation to take any function that can be called on a C*:
template< typename F >
void safeOperation(string key, F func) {
iterator it = find(key);
if (it != end())
{
C* pC = &(it->second);
cout << func(pC) << "\n";
}
else
{
cout << "key: " << key << " missing\n";
}
}
And then generate your funcs by binding with the argument, but also leaving a placeholder:
using namespace std:;placeholders;
objects.safeOperation("a1", std::bind(&C::op1, _1, 1));
// ^^
// placeholder for pC
boost/std::bind create an object with an implementation-specific type. The only requirement is that the object is callable using operator().
To handle any functional objects you can change your function template in the following way:
template< typename F >
void safeOperation(string key, F f)
{
// ...
cout << f(pC) << "\n";
// ...
objects.safeOperation("someKey", bind(&C::op1, placeholders::_1, 4));
That should enable almost the syntax you require.

C++ Linkable Properties

I'm trying to create a relatively type safe(but dynamic) and efficient concept called "Linkable Properties". A linkable property is similar to C#'s ability to bind properties and such and similar to the signal/slot model.
A linkable property is a type that can link itself to the values of other types. When any value changes all values are updated. This is useful when you need to keep several properties/values updated simultaneously. Once you setup a link everything is taken care of for you.
Can link from any type to any other type (in theory, this is the issue)
Links use a linked list rather than a list. This is more efficient both memory and speed and the real benefit of using this approach.
Converters are used to convert the values from one type to another(from 1, required, also an issue)
Can act like a getter and setter.
The issues I'm struggling with is writing the ability to link and convert to any type. The following code works with minor changes(convert the templated Chain function to a non-templated version and Change Chain<F> to Chain in the SetLink function). The problem is, the links are not correctly called.
This class almost works(it does compile and run but does not work as expected. Without the changes above the binding function never calls. It is only test code and not properly coded(please don't comment about using the static counter, it's just a temporary fix). The Chain and Link elements are the crucial aspect.
Chain is simply suppose to convert and update the value of the property then pass it along(or possibly the original value) to the next property. This continues until one reaches back to the original property in which case it will terminate.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>
#include <boost/function.hpp>
using namespace std;
static int iLCount = 1;
template <typename T>
class LinkableProperty
{
public:
std::string Name;
boost::function<void(T)> Link;
T Value;
template<typename F>
void Chain(F val)
{
Value = val;
std::cout << this->Name << " - " << this << ", " << &Link << ", " << val << " ! " << this->Value << " - " << "\n";
if (--iLCount < 0) return;
if (!Link.empty()) Link(Value);
}
LinkableProperty() { Link = NULL; Value = T(); Name = "Level " + std::to_string(iLCount++); };
void operator =(T value) { Value = value; }
template<typename F> void SetLink(LinkableProperty<F> &p)
{
Link = boost::bind(&LinkableProperty<F>::template Chain<F>, &p, _1);
}
void operator ()()
{
if (!Link.empty()) Link(Value);
}
};
int main()
{
LinkableProperty<unsigned short> L1;
LinkableProperty<double> L2;
L2.SetLink(L1);
L1.SetLink(L2);
L1 = 1;
L2 = 1.1;
L1();
cout << "----------\n" << L1.Value << ", " << L2.Value << endl;
getchar();
return 0;
}
The problem most likely stems from here:
template<typename F> void SetLink(LinkableProperty<F> p)
You are passing in a copy of the original property. Change this to accept a reference (or pointer), and you may have better luck. For example:
template<typename F>
void SetLink(LinkableProperty<F>* p)
{
Link = boost::bind(&LinkableProperty<F>::template Chain<F>, p, _1);
}
Should work as expected...
EDIT: Updated to show how to preserve the type across the conversion:
template <typename FT, typename TT>
TT convert(FT v)
{
return v; // default implicit conversion
}
template<>
double convert(unsigned short v)
{
std::cout << "us->d" << std::endl;
return static_cast<double>(v);
}
template<>
unsigned short convert(double v)
{
std::cout << "d->us" << std::endl;
return static_cast<unsigned short>(v);
}
static int iLCount = 1;
template <typename T>
class LinkableProperty
{
template <typename U>
struct _vref
{
typedef U vt;
_vref(vt& v) : _ref(v) {}
U& _ref;
};
public:
std::string Name;
boost::function<void(_vref<T>)> Link;
T Value;
template<typename F>
void Chain(F const& val)
{
Value = convert<typename F::vt, T>(val._ref);
std::cout << this->Name << " - " << this << ", " << &Link << ", " << val._ref << " ! " << this->Value << " - " << "\n";
if (--iLCount < 0) return;
if (!Link.empty()) Link(Value);
}
LinkableProperty() { Link = NULL; Value = T(); Name = "Level " + std::to_string(iLCount++); };
void operator =(T value) { Value = value; }
template<typename F>
void SetLink(LinkableProperty<F>* p)
{
Link = boost::bind(&LinkableProperty<F>::template Chain<_vref<T>>, p, _1);
}
void operator ()()
{
if (!Link.empty()) Link(_vref<T>(Value));
}
};
int main()
{
LinkableProperty<unsigned short> L1;
LinkableProperty<double> L2;
L2.SetLink(&L1);
L1.SetLink(&L2);
L1 = 1;
L2 = 1.1;
L1();
cout << "----------\n" << L1.Value << ", " << L2.Value << endl;
getchar();
return 0;
}
NOTE: There is some link bug which means that the updates trigger more times than necessary - you should check that...