Re: [boost] [shared_ptr] Detect shared_ptr argument at compile time

Ralf Globisch wrote:

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct mailing list for this question:

Is there a way to determine if a template parameters is of type boost::shared_ptr at compile time?

I would like to do something like:

template<class A> void doSomething( const A& a) { // if "a" is of type boost::shared_ptr<SomeType> a->someMethod(); // else a.someMethod(); }

Is this possible at all?

Yes it is: template <typename A> void doSomething(A const& a) { a.someMethod(); } template <typename A> void doSomething(shared_ptr<A> a) { a->someMethod(); }

Regards, Ralf