typename.hpp File Reference

Get human-readable type names at runtime. More...

#include <complex>
#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
#include <typeinfo>

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Classes
struct	pfc::TypeName< T >
struct	pfc::TypeName< int >
struct	pfc::TypeName< float >
struct	pfc::TypeName< double >
struct	pfc::TypeName< std::complex< T > >

Detailed Description

Get human-readable type names at runtime.

This header provides the TypeName<T> template struct for obtaining human-readable string representations of C++ types.

The generic template uses typeid().name() (compiler-dependent), while specializations provide clean names for common types:

• int, float, double
• std::complex<float>, std::complex<double>

This is useful for:

• Debug output and logging
• Error messages
• Runtime type inspection
• Generic template code that needs to report types

#include <openpfc/utils/typename.hpp>
 
std::cout << pfc::TypeName<double>::get() << std::endl;  // "double"
std::cout << pfc::TypeName<std::complex<float>>::get();  // "complex<float>"

See also

utils/show.hpp for usage in array display

utils.hpp for other utility functions

Author

OpenPFC Development Team

Date

2025