How to verify that template class is derived from a given class at compilation time?
I wonder, whether there is any elegant way (like this) for checking that template argument is derived from a given class? In general:
template<class A, class B>
class MyClass
{
// shold give the compilation开发者_如何学Python error if B is not derived from A
// but should work if B inherits from A as private
}
the solution provided in another question works only when B inherits from A as public:
class B: public A
however, I would rather not have such constraint:
class A{};
class B : public A{};
class C : private A{};
class D;
MyClass<A,B> // works now
MyClass<A,C> // should be OK
MyClass<A,D> // only here I need a compile error
Thanks in advance!!!
You can try something like I said here: C++: specifying a base class for a template parameter in a static assertion (either C++0x or BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT)
template<class A, class B>
class MyClass
{
static_assert( boost::is_base_of<A,B>::value );
}
Inheriting privately from anything is an implementation detail.
During refactoring and code analysis I would be much happier if such detection would not be possible for functionality outside...
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