convert a C++ std::string to the template type you specify

main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "sstreamconvert.h"

int main( int argc, char **argv ) { 

    //convert a string to a double
    double D = convert_to <double>("13.37");
    std::cout << "We can convert a string to a double using our neat template code" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "The value of D is: [" << D << "]." << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Makefile

all:
    g++ -Wall -g -o sstream-convert.x86 main.cpp
clean:
    rm sstream-convert.x86

sstreamconvert.h

#include <sstream>
#include <string>

template <typename T> T convert_to (const std::string &str)
{
    std::istringstream ss(str);
    T num;
    ss >> num;
    return num;
}

You can take "12345.678" to have a try.

Clever! I'm going to using it. It's such an easy solution instead of specialized templates. Thanks.

Glad you like it.

It's really interesing idea and it's so simple, thanks!

Thank you, it is really helpful!