Use SFINAE to call member function if present
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#include <iostream> | |
class Foo { | |
public: | |
void bar() { | |
std::cout << "Foo::bar() called" << std::endl; | |
} | |
}; | |
class Foo2 { | |
}; | |
// callBarIfPresent(T*) | |
// This version will be called if T::bar() exists: | |
template <class T> auto callBarIfPresent(T* obj) -> decltype(obj->bar()) { | |
return obj->bar(); | |
} | |
// This version will be called otherwise: | |
inline void callBarIfPresent(...) { | |
std::cout << "No member function called" << std::endl; | |
} | |
int main() | |
{ | |
Foo foo; | |
callBarIfPresent(&foo); | |
Foo2 foo2; | |
callBarIfPresent(&foo2); | |
return 0; | |
} |
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