Can I use user-defined deduction guides for classes with multiple template parameter? I want that one specified template parameter gets deduced from the constructor argument. All other template parameters must be specified in the <>
-bracket when constructing a class. Example:
#include <iostream>
template<typename T, typename A>
struct Hello
{
Hello(T x) : x(x) {}
T x;
A y;
};
Hello<A>(int) -> Hello<int, A>; // This is not a valid syntax but shows what i want to do
int main()
{
Hello h = Hello<float>((int)1); // this should be deduced to Hello<int, float>
std::cout << h.x << std::endl;
return 0;
}
I could think about three approaches.
template <typename T, typename A>
struct Hello {
Hello(T x) : x(x) {}
T x;
A y;
};
// Approach 1: use type aliases
// Requires at least c++-11
template <typename A>
using HelloInt = Hello<int, A>;
// Approach 2: use function factories
template <typename A>
Hello<int, A> make_hello_int(int i) {
return Hello<int, A>(i);
}
// Approach 3: use template partial deduction
template <typename A, typename T>
Hello<T, A> make_hello(T i) {
return Hello<T, A>(i);
}
int main() {
// `auto` requires at least c++-11
auto k = HelloInt<float>(1);
std::cout << k.x << std::endl;
std::cout << make_hello_int<float>(2).x << std::endl;
std::cout << make_hello<float>(3).x << std::endl;
return 0;
}