serialize.cxx

// Use introspect to iterate over each member of a class and
// stream its output.

#include<iostream>
#include<type_traits>

template<typenametype_t>
voidstream(std::ostream& os, consttype_t& obj) {
// @member_name won't work on non-class types, so check that here.
static_assert(std::is_class<type_t>::value, "stream requires class type");

// Stream the type name followed by the object name.
 os<< @type_string(type_t)<< " {\n";

// Iterate over each member of type_t.
 @meta for(int i = 0; i < @member_count(type_t); ++i) {
// Stream the member name and the member value.
 os<< ""<< 
 @type_string(@member_type(type_t, i))<< ""<< 
 @member_name(type_t, i)<< ": "<<
 <<'\"'<< @member_value(obj, i)<< "\"\n";
 }
 os<<"}\n";
}

structstruct1_t {
char c;
double d;
constchar* s;
};

structstruct2_t {
 std::string string;
long l;
bool b;
};

intmain(int argc, char** argv) {
struct1_t one {
'X',
3.14159,
"A C string"
 };
stream(std::cout, one);

struct2_t two {
"A C++ string",
42,
true
 };
stream(std::cout, two);

return0;
}