Question

How can I get the type name of a supplied type as string with C++ using Visual Studio 2010?

Example:

class MyClass { ... };

std::string typestr;
typestr = typeof( MyClass );

//typestr should hold "MyClass" now

Answer 1

typeid(type).name();
//Or
typeid(expression).name();

Will return type name. This feature is “implementation defined” and standard doesn’t saying what exacly name function must return, however in VC++ it is returning what you need (note, that in g++ name function have different behavior).

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