#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
template <typename T> struct TagTraits;
// Generic implementation of A based on TagTraits.
class A {
template <typename Tag, typename... Args>
class Execute {
const A* a;
public:
Execute (const A* a_) : a(a_) {}
typename TagTraits<Tag>::return_type operator()(Args&&... args) const
{
return (a->*(TagTraits<Tag>::get_funtion_ptr()))(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
};
public:
virtual int foo (int) const = 0;
virtual void bar (char, double) const = 0;
template <typename Tag, typename... Args>
typename TagTraits<Tag>::return_type execute(Args&&... args) const
{
return Execute<Tag, Args...>(this)(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
};
// tag for foo and the corresponding TagTraits
struct foo_tag {};
template <> struct TagTraits<foo_tag>
{
using return_type = int;
static int (A::*get_funtion_ptr())(int) const { return &A::foo;}
};
// tag for bar and the corresponding TagTraits
struct bar_tag {};
template <> struct TagTraits<bar_tag>
{
using return_type = void;
static decltype(&A::bar) get_funtion_ptr(){ return &A::bar;}
};
// Derived classes of A.
class B : public A {
virtual int foo (int) const {std::cout << "B::foo() called.\n"; return 3;}
virtual void bar (char, double) const {std::cout << "B::bar() called.\n";}
};
class C : public B {
virtual int foo (int) const {std::cout << "C::foo() called.\n"; return 8;}
virtual void bar (char, double) const {std::cout << "C::bar() called.\n";}
};
// Test B
void test_B()
{
A* aPtr = new B;
int n = aPtr->foo(5); // B::foo() called.
aPtr->bar(3, 'c'); // B::bar() called.
n = aPtr->execute<foo_tag>(5); // B::foo() called.
aPtr->execute<bar_tag>(3, 'c'); // B::bar() called.
}
// Test C
void test_C()
{
A* aPtr = new C;
int n = aPtr->foo(5); // C::foo() called.
aPtr->bar(3, 'c'); // C::bar() called.
n = aPtr->execute<foo_tag>(5); // C::foo() called.
aPtr->execute<bar_tag>(3, 'c'); // C::bar() called.
}
int main()
{
test_B();
test_C();
}