如何返回类型列表中最大的类型

How do I return the largest type in a list of types?

本文关键字:类型 返回类型 列表      更新时间:2023-10-16

如何制作一个类模板来返回其sizeof大于其他类型的类型?例如:

typename largest<int, char, double>::type;

应该返回double。我该怎么做呢?

您可以通过使用可变模板参数和编译时条件来实现这一点:

#include <type_traits>
template <typename... Ts>
struct largest_type;
template <typename T>
struct largest_type<T>
{
    using type = T;
};
template <typename T, typename U, typename... Ts>
struct largest_type<T, U, Ts...>
{
    using type = typename largest_type<typename std::conditional<
            (sizeof(U) <= sizeof(T)), T, U
        >::type, Ts...
    >::type;
};
int main()
{
    static_assert(
        std::is_same<largest_type<int, char, double>::type, double>::value, "");
}

下面的版本将选择最大的类型,但打破关系,支持最后一个类型:

template<bool, typename, typename>
struct pick_type;
template<typename T, typename U>
struct pick_type<true,T,U> {
    typedef T type;
};
template<typename T, typename U>
struct pick_type<false,T,U> {
    typedef U type;
};
template<typename...>
struct largest;
template<typename T>
struct largest<T> {
    typedef T type;
};
template<typename T, typename... U>
struct largest<T, U...> {
    typedef typename largest<U...>::type tailtype;
    typedef typename pick_type<
            (sizeof(T)>sizeof(tailtype)),
            T,
            tailtype
            >::type type;
};

下面是示例代码:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
void foo( double ) { cout << "doublen"; }
void foo( int ) { cout << "intn"; }
void foo( char ) { cout << "charn"; }
void foo( bool ) { cout << "booln"; }
void foo( float ) { cout << "floatn"; }

int main() {
    foo(largest<int,double,char,bool,float>::type{});
}