Given
struct A {};
struct B {};
struct C {C(B) {}};
struct D : B {};
struct E {operator A() const {return A();}};
struct F {};
using AllowedTypes = boost::mpl::vector<A, C>;
I'm trying to implement a predicate is_allowed_type
so that
static_assert(is_allowed_type<A>::value, "A is in AllowedTypes");
static_assert(is_allowed_type<B>::value, "C is constructible from B");
static_assert(is_allowed_type<C>::value, "C is in AllowedTypes");
static_assert(is_allowed_type<D>::value, "D inherits from B, from which C is constructible");
static_assert(is_allowed_type<E>::value, "E is convertible to A");
static_assert(!is_allowed_type<F>::value, "F is not convertible to A nor C");
The predicate must return true iff its argument is convertible to one of the types in AllowedTypes
.
Here is what I have come up with.
template <typename T>
struct is_allowed_type
{
using I = boost::mpl::find_if<AllowedTypes, std::is_convertible<T, boost::mpl::_>>;
using End = boost::mpl::end<AllowedTypes>;
enum {value = !std::is_same<I, End>::value};
};
The last assertion fails. What is wrong with my is_allowed_type
?
I found the answer while writing the question but since I had difficulties to find material on the subject I am posting it.
The iterator definitions in is_allowed_type
are missing ::type
. The correct implementation is
template <typename T>
struct is_allowed_type
{
using I = typename boost::mpl::find_if<AllowedTypes, std::is_convertible<T, boost::mpl::_>>::type;
using End = typename boost::mpl::end<AllowedTypes>::type;
enum {value = !std::is_same<I, End>::value};
};