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Macro Metafunctions

The TTI library uses macros to create metafunctions, in the current scope, for introspecting an inner element by name. Each macro for a particular type of inner element has two forms, the simple one where the first macro parameter designating the 'name' of the inner element is used to create the name of the metafunction, and the complex one where the first macro parameter, called 'trait', designates the name of the metafunction and the second macro parameter designates the 'name' to be introspected. Other than that difference, the two forms of the macro create metafunctions which have the exact same functionality.

To use these metafunctions you can include the main general header file 'boost/tti/tti.hpp', unless otherwise noted. Alternatively you can include a specific header file as given in the table below.

A table of these macros is given, based on the inner element whose existence the metaprogrammer is introspecting. More detailed explanations and examples for each of the macro metafunctions will follow this section in the documentation. The actual syntax for each macro metafunction can be found in the reference section, and examples of usage for all the macro metafunctions can be found in the "Using the Macro Metafunctions" section.

In the Template column only the name generated by the simple form of the template is given since the name generated by the complex form is always 'trait' where 'trait' is the first parameter to the corresponding complex form macro.

All of the introspecting metafunctions in the table below return a boolean constant called 'value', which specifies whether or not the inner element exists. All of the metafunctions also have a nested type called 'type', which for each one is the type of the boolean constant value. This is always boost::mpl::bool_.

Table 1.2. TTI Macro Metafunctions

Inner Element

Macro

Template

Specific Header File

Type

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TYPE(name)

has_type_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

has_type.hpp

Type with lambda expression

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TYPE(name)

has_type_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

class TTI_U = lambda expression invoked with the inner type and returning a boolean constant

has_type.hpp

Class Template ( using variadic macros )

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TEMPLATE(name)

has_template_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

All of the template parameters must be template type parameters ( 'class' or 'typename' parameters )

has_template.hpp

Class Template ( not using variadic macros )

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TEMPLATE(name,BOOST_PP_NIL)

has_template_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

All of the template parameters must be template type parameters ( 'class' or 'typename' parameters )

has_template.hpp

Class Template with params ( using variadic macros )

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TEMPLATE(name,...[a])

has_template_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

has_template.hpp

Class Template with params

BOOST_TTI_HAS_TEMPLATE(name,ppArray[b])

has_template_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

has_template.hpp

Member data

BOOST_TTI_HAS_MEMBER_DATA(name)

has_member_data_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type OR pointer to member data ( 'MemberData_Type Enclosing_Type::*' )

class TTI_R = (optional) data type If the first parameter is the pointer to member data this must not be specified.

has_member_data.hpp

Member function

BOOST_TTI_HAS_MEMBER_FUNCTION(name)

has_member_function_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type OR pointer to member function ( 'Return_Type Enclosing_Type::* ( Zero or more comma-separated parameter types )' )

class TTI_R = (optional) return type if the first parameter is the enclosing type. If the first parameter is the pointer to member function this must not be specified.

class TTI_FS = (optional) function parameter types as a Boost MPL forward sequence. If the first parameter is the pointer to member function this must not be specified. If there are no function parameters this does not have to be specified. Defaults to boost::mpl::vector<>.

class TTI_TAG = (optional) Boost function_types tag type. If the first parameter is the pointer to member function this must not be specified. Defaults to boost::function_types::null_tag.

has_member_function.hpp

Static member data

BOOST_TTI_HAS_STATIC_MEMBER_DATA(name)

has_static_member_data_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

class TTI_Type = data type

has_static_member_data.hpp

Static member function

BOOST_TTI_HAS_STATIC_MEMBER_FUNCTION(name)

has_static_member_function_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

class TTI_R = return type OR function type ( 'Return_Type (Zero or more comma-separated parameter types)' )

class TTI_FS = (optional) function parameter types as a Boost MPL forward sequence. If the second parameter is the function type this must not be specified. If there are no function parameters, this does not have to be specified. Defaults to boost::mpl::vector<>.

class TTI_TAG = (optional) Boost function_types tag type. If the second parameter is the function type this must not be specified. Defaults to boost::function_types::null_tag.

has_static_member_function.hpp

Data, either member data or static member data

BOOST_TTI_HAS_DATA(name)

has_data_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

class TTI_Type = data type

has_data.hpp

Function, either member function or static member function

BOOST_TTI_HAS_FUNCTION(name)

has_function_'name'

class TTI_T = enclosing type

class TTI_R = return type

class TTI_FS = (optional) function parameter types as a Boost MPL forward sequence. If there are no function parameters, this does not have to be specified. Defaults to boost::mpl::vector<>.

class TTI_TAG = (optional) Boost function_types tag type. Defaults to boost::function_types::null_tag.

has_function.hpp

[a] The template parameters as variadic data.

[b] The template parameters as the tuple part of the PP array.



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