是否有可能编写一个模板,根据某个成员函数是否定义在类上而改变行为?

下面是我想写的一个简单的例子:

template<class T>
std::string optionalToString(T* obj)
{
    if (FUNCTION_EXISTS(T->toString))
        return obj->toString();
    else
        return "toString not defined";
}

因此,如果类T定义了toString(),那么它就使用它;否则,它就不会。我不知道如何做的神奇部分是“FUNCTION_EXISTS”部分。


当前回答

c++ 11的一个简单解决方案:

template<class T>
auto optionalToString(T* obj)
 -> decltype(  obj->toString()  )
{
    return     obj->toString();
}
auto optionalToString(...) -> string
{
    return "toString not defined";
}

更新,3年后:(这是未经测试的)。为了检验是否存在,我认为这是可行的:

template<class T>
constexpr auto test_has_toString_method(T* obj)
 -> decltype(  obj->toString() , std::true_type{} )
{
    return     obj->toString();
}
constexpr auto test_has_toString_method(...) -> std::false_type
{
    return "toString not defined";
}

其他回答

奇怪的是,竟然没有人建议我在这个网站上看到的下面这个漂亮的把戏:

template <class T>
struct has_foo
{
    struct S { void foo(...); };
    struct derived : S, T {};

    template <typename V, V> struct W {};

    template <typename X>
    char (&test(W<void (X::*)(), &X::foo> *))[1];

    template <typename>
    char (&test(...))[2];

    static const bool value = sizeof(test<derived>(0)) == 1;
};

你必须确保T是一个类。查找foo时的模糊性似乎是替换失败。我让它在gcc上工作,但不确定它是否是标准的。

这就是类型特征存在的意义。不幸的是,它们必须手动定义。在你的情况下,想象一下:

template <typename T>
struct response_trait {
    static bool const has_tostring = false;
};

template <>
struct response_trait<your_type_with_tostring> {
    static bool const has_tostring = true;
}

你可以跳过c++ 14中所有的元编程,只需要从fit库中使用fit::条件来编写:

template<class T>
std::string optionalToString(T* x)
{
    return fit::conditional(
        [](auto* obj) -> decltype(obj->toString()) { return obj->toString(); },
        [](auto*) { return "toString not defined"; }
    )(x);
}

你也可以直接从lambdas中创建函数:

FIT_STATIC_LAMBDA_FUNCTION(optionalToString) = fit::conditional(
    [](auto* obj) -> decltype(obj->toString(), std::string()) { return obj->toString(); },
    [](auto*) -> std::string { return "toString not defined"; }
);

然而,如果你使用的编译器不支持泛型lambdas,你将不得不编写单独的函数对象:

struct withToString
{
    template<class T>
    auto operator()(T* obj) const -> decltype(obj->toString(), std::string())
    {
        return obj->toString();
    }
};

struct withoutToString
{
    template<class T>
    std::string operator()(T*) const
    {
        return "toString not defined";
    }
};

FIT_STATIC_FUNCTION(optionalToString) = fit::conditional(
    withToString(),
    withoutToString()
);

泛型模板,用于检查类型是否支持某些“特性”:

#include <type_traits>

template <template <typename> class TypeChecker, typename Type>
struct is_supported
{
    // these structs are used to recognize which version
    // of the two functions was chosen during overload resolution
    struct supported {};
    struct not_supported {};

    // this overload of chk will be ignored by SFINAE principle
    // if TypeChecker<Type_> is invalid type
    template <typename Type_>
    static supported chk(typename std::decay<TypeChecker<Type_>>::type *);

    // ellipsis has the lowest conversion rank, so this overload will be
    // chosen during overload resolution only if the template overload above is ignored
    template <typename Type_>
    static not_supported chk(...);

    // if the template overload of chk is chosen during
    // overload resolution then the feature is supported
    // if the ellipses overload is chosen the the feature is not supported
    static constexpr bool value = std::is_same<decltype(chk<Type>(nullptr)),supported>::value;
};

检查方法foo是否与signature double兼容的模板(const char*)

// if T doesn't have foo method with the signature that allows to compile the bellow
// expression then instantiating this template is Substitution Failure (SF)
// which Is Not An Error (INAE) if this happens during overload resolution
template <typename T>
using has_foo = decltype(double(std::declval<T>().foo(std::declval<const char*>())));

例子

// types that support has_foo
struct struct1 { double foo(const char*); };            // exact signature match
struct struct2 { int    foo(const std::string &str); }; // compatible signature
struct struct3 { float  foo(...); };                    // compatible ellipsis signature
struct struct4 { template <typename T>
                 int    foo(T t); };                    // compatible template signature

// types that do not support has_foo
struct struct5 { void        foo(const char*); }; // returns void
struct struct6 { std::string foo(const char*); }; // std::string can't be converted to double
struct struct7 { double      foo(      int *); }; // const char* can't be converted to int*
struct struct8 { double      bar(const char*); }; // there is no foo method

int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;

    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, int    >::value << std::endl; // false
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, double >::value << std::endl; // false

    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct1>::value << std::endl; // true
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct2>::value << std::endl; // true
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct3>::value << std::endl; // true
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct4>::value << std::endl; // true

    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct5>::value << std::endl; // false
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct6>::value << std::endl; // false
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct7>::value << std::endl; // false
    std::cout << is_supported<has_foo, struct8>::value << std::endl; // false

    return 0;
}

http://coliru.stacked-crooked.com/a/83c6a631ed42cea4

下面是我的版本,它可以任意处理所有可能的成员函数重载,包括模板成员函数,可能带有默认实参。当成员函数调用某个类类型时,它区分了3种互斥的情况,给定的arg类型:(1)有效,或(2)模糊,或(3)不可用。使用示例:

#include <string>
#include <vector>

HAS_MEM(bar)
HAS_MEM_FUN_CALL(bar)

struct test
{
   void bar(int);
   void bar(double);
   void bar(int,double);

   template < typename T >
   typename std::enable_if< not std::is_integral<T>::value >::type
   bar(const T&, int=0){}

   template < typename T >
   typename std::enable_if< std::is_integral<T>::value >::type
   bar(const std::vector<T>&, T*){}

   template < typename T >
   int bar(const std::string&, int){}
};

现在你可以这样使用它:

int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
   static_assert( has_mem_bar<test>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(char const*,long)>::value , "");
   static_assert( has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(std::string&,long)>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(std::vector<int>, int*)>::value , "");
   static_assert( has_no_viable_mem_fun_call_bar<test(std::vector<double>, double*)>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(int)>::value , "");
   static_assert( std::is_same<void,result_of_mem_fun_call_bar<test(int)>::type>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(int,double)>::value , "");
   static_assert( not has_valid_mem_fun_call_bar<test(int,double,int)>::value , "");

   static_assert( not has_ambiguous_mem_fun_call_bar<test(double)>::value , "");
   static_assert( has_ambiguous_mem_fun_call_bar<test(unsigned)>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_viable_mem_fun_call_bar<test(unsigned)>::value , "");
   static_assert( has_viable_mem_fun_call_bar<test(int)>::value , "");

   static_assert( has_no_viable_mem_fun_call_bar<test(void)>::value , "");

   return 0;
}

下面是用c++11编写的代码,但是,你可以很容易地将它移植到具有typeof扩展的非c++11(例如gcc)。你可以用你自己的宏替换HAS_MEM宏。

#pragma once

#if __cplusplus >= 201103

#include <utility>
#include <type_traits>

#define HAS_MEM(mem)                                                                                     \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T >                                                                               \
struct has_mem_##mem                                                                                  \
{                                                                                                     \
  struct yes {};                                                                                     \
  struct no  {};                                                                                     \
                                                                                                     \
  struct ambiguate_seed { char mem; };                                                               \
  template < typename U > struct ambiguate : U, ambiguate_seed {};                                   \
                                                                                                     \
  template < typename U, typename = decltype(&U::mem) > static constexpr no  test(int);              \
  template < typename                                 > static constexpr yes test(...);              \
                                                                                                     \
  static bool constexpr value = std::is_same<decltype(test< ambiguate<T> >(0)),yes>::value ;         \
  typedef std::integral_constant<bool,value>    type;                                                \
};


#define HAS_MEM_FUN_CALL(memfun)                                                                         \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename Signature >                                                                       \
struct has_valid_mem_fun_call_##memfun;                                                               \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T, typename... Args >                                                             \
struct has_valid_mem_fun_call_##memfun< T(Args...) >                                                  \
{                                                                                                     \
  struct yes {};                                                                                     \
  struct no  {};                                                                                     \
                                                                                                     \
  template < typename U, bool = has_mem_##memfun<U>::value >                                         \
  struct impl                                                                                        \
  {                                                                                                  \
     template < typename V, typename = decltype(std::declval<V>().memfun(std::declval<Args>()...)) > \
     struct test_result { using type = yes; };                                                       \
                                                                                                     \
     template < typename V > static constexpr typename test_result<V>::type test(int);               \
     template < typename   > static constexpr                            no test(...);               \
                                                                                                     \
     static constexpr bool value = std::is_same<decltype(test<U>(0)),yes>::value;                    \
     using type = std::integral_constant<bool, value>;                                               \
  };                                                                                                 \
                                                                                                     \
  template < typename U >                                                                            \
  struct impl<U,false> : std::false_type {};                                                         \
                                                                                                     \
  static constexpr bool value = impl<T>::value;                                                      \
  using type = std::integral_constant<bool, value>;                                                  \
};                                                                                                    \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename Signature >                                                                       \
struct has_ambiguous_mem_fun_call_##memfun;                                                           \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T, typename... Args >                                                             \
struct has_ambiguous_mem_fun_call_##memfun< T(Args...) >                                              \
{                                                                                                     \
  struct ambiguate_seed { void memfun(...); };                                                       \
                                                                                                     \
  template < class U, bool = has_mem_##memfun<U>::value >                                            \
  struct ambiguate : U, ambiguate_seed                                                               \
  {                                                                                                  \
    using ambiguate_seed::memfun;                                                                    \
    using U::memfun;                                                                                 \
  };                                                                                                 \
                                                                                                     \
  template < class U >                                                                               \
  struct ambiguate<U,false> : ambiguate_seed {};                                                     \
                                                                                                     \
  static constexpr bool value = not has_valid_mem_fun_call_##memfun< ambiguate<T>(Args...) >::value; \
  using type = std::integral_constant<bool, value>;                                                  \
};                                                                                                    \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename Signature >                                                                       \
struct has_viable_mem_fun_call_##memfun;                                                              \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T, typename... Args >                                                             \
struct has_viable_mem_fun_call_##memfun< T(Args...) >                                                 \
{                                                                                                     \
  static constexpr bool value = has_valid_mem_fun_call_##memfun<T(Args...)>::value                   \
                             or has_ambiguous_mem_fun_call_##memfun<T(Args...)>::value;              \
  using type = std::integral_constant<bool, value>;                                                  \
};                                                                                                    \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename Signature >                                                                       \
struct has_no_viable_mem_fun_call_##memfun;                                                           \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T, typename... Args >                                                             \
struct has_no_viable_mem_fun_call_##memfun < T(Args...) >                                             \
{                                                                                                     \
  static constexpr bool value = not has_viable_mem_fun_call_##memfun<T(Args...)>::value;             \
  using type = std::integral_constant<bool, value>;                                                  \
};                                                                                                    \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename Signature >                                                                       \
struct result_of_mem_fun_call_##memfun;                                                               \
                                                                                                     \
template < typename T, typename... Args >                                                             \
struct result_of_mem_fun_call_##memfun< T(Args...) >                                                  \
{                                                                                                     \
  using type = decltype(std::declval<T>().memfun(std::declval<Args>()...));                          \
};

#endif