c++ - using tr2::direct_bases get nth element of result

Question

struct T1 {};
struct T2: T1 {};

typedef tr2::direct_bases<T2>::type NEW_TYPE ;

should return my something like a touple to bases types. How can I get the nth element of this __reflection_typelist<...>. I search for something like tuple_element for the reflection list.

Answer 1

You can use this simple metafunction to turn the typelist into an std::tuple:

#include <tr2/type_traits>
#include <tuple>

template<typename T>
struct dbc_as_tuple { };

template<typename... Ts>
struct dbc_as_tuple<std::tr2::__reflection_typelist<Ts...>>
{
    typedef std::tuple<Ts...> type;
};

At this point, you could work with it as you would normally work with a tuple. For instance, this is how you could retrieve elements of the type list:

struct A {};
struct B {};
struct C : A, B {};

int main()
{
    using namespace std;

    using direct_base_classes = dbc_as_tuple<tr2::direct_bases<C>::type>::type;

    using first = tuple_element<0, direct_base_classes>::type;
    using second = tuple_element<1, direct_base_classes>::type;

    static_assert(is_same<first, A>::value, "Error!");   // Will not fire
    static_assert(is_same<second, B>::value, "Error!");  // Will not fire
}