using rtti

[MoCha]

hi all,
i want to get the name of the class of an object during run-time. the
problem is when i'm using the rtti mechanism of name(), the name is
preceded by the length. So, i get something like 3abc (instead of
abc).
could someone shed some light on this.

thanx

[Ivan Vecerina]

"MoCha" <mo**************@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
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| i want to get the name of the class of an object during run-time. the
| problem is when i'm using the rtti mechanism of name(), the name is
| preceded by the length. So, i get something like 3abc (instead of
| abc).
| could someone shed some light on this.
The string returned by a typeid's name() member function is
implementation-defined. It could embed information about the
namespace that contains the class in various ways,
and any other information.

So you have two choices with the current C++ standard:
- Use rtti, and unmangle the returned string in
a platform-specific way.
- Add a virtual function to your class, which will
return a name that you can define as needed.
Regards,
Ivan
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