Struct type_info
Synopsis
#include <src/entt/core/type_info.hpp>
template<typename Type, typename = void>
struct type_info
Description
Type info.
- Template Parameters:
Type- Type for which to generate information.
Mentioned in
- Core Functionalities / Type info
- Core Functionalities / Almost unique identifiers
- Entity Component System / Cloning a registry
- Entity Component System / Stamping an entity
- Entity Component System / Runtime views
- Runtime Reflection System / Enjoy the runtime
- Push EnTT Across Boundaries / The EnTT way
Methods
| id | Returns the numeric representation of a given type. | |
| name | Returns the name of a given type. |
Source
Lines 97-138 in src/entt/core/type_info.hpp.
template<typename Type, typename = void>
struct type_info {
/**
* @brief Returns the numeric representation of a given type.
* @return The numeric representation of the given type.
*/
#if defined ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION_CONSTEXPR
[[nodiscard]] static constexpr id_type id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
constexpr auto value = hashed_string::value(ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION);
return value;
}
#elif defined ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
[[nodiscard]] static id_type id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
static const auto value = hashed_string::value(ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION);
return value;
}
#else
[[nodiscard]] static id_type id() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
return type_index<Type>::value();
}
#endif
/**
* @brief Returns the name of a given type.
* @return The name of the given type.
*/
#if defined ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION_CONSTEXPR
[[nodiscard]] static constexpr std::string_view name() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
constexpr auto value = internal::type_name<Type>();
return value;
}
#elif defined ENTT_PRETTY_FUNCTION
[[nodiscard]] static std::string_view name() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
static const auto value = internal::type_name<Type>();
return value;
}
#else
[[nodiscard]] static constexpr std::string_view name() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
return internal::type_name<Type>();
}
#endif
};