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How to get element type from STL container instance?

I know about value_type, key_type... but they operate on types, not on instances. I tried stuff like :

std::set<uint64_t> mySet;   

decltype (mySet)::value_type pos;

But it doesnt work.

EDIT: I use VS 2010.

EDIT2: the prupose of this code was to get a type to give it to boost::lexical_cast<> is there a workaround that enables that ? I want something like this:

   mySet.insert(boost::lexical_cast<decltype(mySet)::value_type>(*it));
  // it is a iterator in vector of strings

EDIT3 : this works:

mySet.insert(boost::lexical_cast<decltype(mySet)::value_type>(*it));
Solution

  • decltype (mySet)::value_type is correct. Make sure you have C++11 mode enabled in your compiler. If you have, then it's a compiler bug.

    A possible workaround involves using the identity metafunction:

    template <typename T>
struct identity { typedef T type; };

identity<decltype(mySet)>::type::value_type pos;