我听说c++的类成员函数模板不能是虚的。这是真的吗?
如果它们可以是虚拟的，那么有什么场景可以使用这样的函数呢?
当前回答
我目前的解决方案如下(禁用RTTI -你也可以使用std::type_index):
#include <type_traits>
#include <iostream>
#include <tuple>
class Type
{
};
template<typename T>
class TypeImpl : public Type
{
};
template<typename T>
inline Type* typeOf() {
static Type* typePtr = new TypeImpl<T>();
return typePtr;
}
/* ------------- */
template<
typename Calling
, typename Result = void
, typename From
, typename Action
>
inline Result DoComplexDispatch(From* from, Action&& action);
template<typename Cls>
class ChildClasses
{
public:
using type = std::tuple<>;
};
template<typename... Childs>
class ChildClassesHelper
{
public:
using type = std::tuple<Childs...>;
};
//--------------------------
class A;
class B;
class C;
class D;
template<>
class ChildClasses<A> : public ChildClassesHelper<B, C, D> {};
template<>
class ChildClasses<B> : public ChildClassesHelper<C, D> {};
template<>
class ChildClasses<C> : public ChildClassesHelper<D> {};
//-------------------------------------------
class A
{
public:
virtual Type* GetType()
{
return typeOf<A>();
}
template<
typename T,
bool checkType = true
>
/*virtual*/void DoVirtualGeneric()
{
if constexpr (checkType)
{
return DoComplexDispatch<A>(this, [&](auto* other) -> decltype(auto)
{
return other->template DoVirtualGeneric<T, false>();
});
}
std::cout << "A";
}
};
class B : public A
{
public:
virtual Type* GetType()
{
return typeOf<B>();
}
template<
typename T,
bool checkType = true
>
/*virtual*/void DoVirtualGeneric() /*override*/
{
if constexpr (checkType)
{
return DoComplexDispatch<B>(this, [&](auto* other) -> decltype(auto)
{
other->template DoVirtualGeneric<T, false>();
});
}
std::cout << "B";
}
};
class C : public B
{
public:
virtual Type* GetType() {
return typeOf<C>();
}
template<
typename T,
bool checkType = true
>
/*virtual*/void DoVirtualGeneric() /*override*/
{
if constexpr (checkType)
{
return DoComplexDispatch<C>(this, [&](auto* other) -> decltype(auto)
{
other->template DoVirtualGeneric<T, false>();
});
}
std::cout << "C";
}
};
class D : public C
{
public:
virtual Type* GetType() {
return typeOf<D>();
}
};
int main()
{
A* a = new A();
a->DoVirtualGeneric<int>();
}
// --------------------------
template<typename Tuple>
class RestTuple {};
template<
template<typename...> typename Tuple,
typename First,
typename... Rest
>
class RestTuple<Tuple<First, Rest...>> {
public:
using type = Tuple<Rest...>;
};
// -------------
template<
typename CandidatesTuple
, typename Result
, typename From
, typename Action
>
inline constexpr Result DoComplexDispatchInternal(From* from, Action&& action, Type* fromType)
{
using FirstCandidate = std::tuple_element_t<0, CandidatesTuple>;
if constexpr (std::tuple_size_v<CandidatesTuple> == 1)
{
return action(static_cast<FirstCandidate*>(from));
}
else {
if (fromType == typeOf<FirstCandidate>())
{
return action(static_cast<FirstCandidate*>(from));
}
else {
return DoComplexDispatchInternal<typename RestTuple<CandidatesTuple>::type, Result>(
from, action, fromType
);
}
}
}
template<
typename Calling
, typename Result
, typename From
, typename Action
>
inline Result DoComplexDispatch(From* from, Action&& action)
{
using ChildsOfCalling = typename ChildClasses<Calling>::type;
if constexpr (std::tuple_size_v<ChildsOfCalling> == 0)
{
return action(static_cast<Calling*>(from));
}
else {
auto fromType = from->GetType();
using Candidates = decltype(std::tuple_cat(std::declval<std::tuple<Calling>>(), std::declval<ChildsOfCalling>()));
return DoComplexDispatchInternal<Candidates, Result>(
from, std::forward<Action>(action), fromType
);
}
}
我唯一不喜欢的是你必须定义/注册所有的子类。
其他回答
如果预先知道模板方法的类型集，则'虚拟模板方法'有一个变通方法。
为了说明这个想法，在下面的例子中只使用了两种类型(int和double)。
在那里，一个“虚拟”模板方法(Base:: method)调用相应的虚拟方法(Base:: VMethod之一)，后者反过来调用模板方法实现(Impl::TMethod)。
只需要在派生实现(AImpl, BImpl)中实现模板方法TMethod，并使用derived <*Impl>。
class Base
{
public:
virtual ~Base()
{
}
template <typename T>
T Method(T t)
{
return VMethod(t);
}
private:
virtual int VMethod(int t) = 0;
virtual double VMethod(double t) = 0;
};
template <class Impl>
class Derived : public Impl
{
public:
template <class... TArgs>
Derived(TArgs&&... args)
: Impl(std::forward<TArgs>(args)...)
{
}
private:
int VMethod(int t) final
{
return Impl::TMethod(t);
}
double VMethod(double t) final
{
return Impl::TMethod(t);
}
};
class AImpl : public Base
{
protected:
AImpl(int p)
: i(p)
{
}
template <typename T>
T TMethod(T t)
{
return t - i;
}
private:
int i;
};
using A = Derived<AImpl>;
class BImpl : public Base
{
protected:
BImpl(int p)
: i(p)
{
}
template <typename T>
T TMethod(T t)
{
return t + i;
}
private:
int i;
};
using B = Derived<BImpl>;
int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
A a(1);
B b(1);
Base* base = nullptr;
base = &a;
std::cout << base->Method(1) << std::endl;
std::cout << base->Method(2.0) << std::endl;
base = &b;
std::cout << base->Method(1) << std::endl;
std::cout << base->Method(2.0) << std::endl;
}
输出:
0
1
2
3
注: Base::Method对于实际代码来说实际上是多余的(VMethod可以被设为public并直接使用)。 我添加它，使它看起来像一个实际的“虚拟”模板方法。
回答问题的第二部分:
如果它们可以是虚拟的，那么有什么场景可以使用这样的函数呢?
这并不是一件不合理的事情。例如，Java(每个方法都是虚的)使用泛型方法没有问题。
c++中需要虚函数模板的一个例子是接受泛型迭代器的成员函数。或接受泛型函数对象的成员函数。
这个问题的解决方案是使用boost::any_range和boost::function的类型擦除，这将允许您接受泛型迭代器或函子，而不需要使您的函数成为模板。
不，他们不能。但是:
template<typename T>
class Foo {
public:
template<typename P>
void f(const P& p) {
((T*)this)->f<P>(p);
}
};
class Bar : public Foo<Bar> {
public:
template<typename P>
void f(const P& p) {
std::cout << p << std::endl;
}
};
int main() {
Bar bar;
Bar *pbar = &bar;
pbar -> f(1);
Foo<Bar> *pfoo = &bar;
pfoo -> f(1);
};
如果您想要做的只是拥有一个公共接口并将实现推迟到子类，则效果大致相同。
至少在gcc 5.4中，虚函数可以是模板成员，但必须是模板本身。
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
class first {
protected:
virtual std::string a1() { return "a1"; }
virtual std::string mixt() { return a1(); }
};
class last {
protected:
virtual std::string a2() { return "a2"; }
};
template<class T> class mix: first , T {
public:
virtual std::string mixt() override;
};
template<class T> std::string mix<T>::mixt() {
return a1()+" before "+T::a2();
}
class mix2: public mix<last> {
virtual std::string a1() override { return "mix"; }
};
int main() {
std::cout << mix2().mixt();
return 0;
}
输出
mix before a2
Process finished with exit code 0
从c++模板的完整指南:
Member function templates cannot be declared virtual. This constraint is imposed because the usual implementation of the virtual function call mechanism uses a fixed-size table with one entry per virtual function. However, the number of instantiations of a member function template is not fixed until the entire program has been translated. Hence, supporting virtual member function templates would require support for a whole new kind of mechanism in C++ compilers and linkers. In contrast, the ordinary members of class templates can be virtual because their number is fixed when a class is instantiated
