Question

What’s the appropriate way to get the non-handle type in the following code:

template <typename Type> ref class SuperClass
{
public:
    void Method()
    {
        Type x = gcnew ???? (...);
        // I want it to be instantiated into 'String^ x = gcnew String(...).
        // Is there a way to "dereference" the handle type in C++ \ CLI ?
    }
};

SuperClass<String^> superClass;
superClass.Method(); // <---- Won't compile

Also, the usage of handle type as a template parameter is mandatory (this is a part of bigger example, where I can’t simply change the template type to String instead of String^).

Answer 1

gcnew always returns a handle (^).
So here is something you can try. Not sure if it really meets your needs –

template ref class SuperClass
{
public:
void Method()
{
Type^ x = gcnew Type(“Hello”);
}
};

SuperClass<String> superClass;
superClass.Method();

template <typename Type> ref class SuperClass
{
public:
    void Method()
    {
    Type x = "Hello";
    }
};

SuperClass<String^> superClass;
superClass.Method();