puddle::MetaInstance Struct Reference

MetaInstance is a type reflecting an instance of a type. More...

#include <puddle/doc/concepts.hpp>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
MetaVariable	variable (void) const
	Returns the variable of the instance.
Range< MetaInstance >	attributes (void) const
	Returns a range of meta instances reflecting the member instances.
Type	get (void) const
	Gets the value of the instance.
void	set (Type value) const
	Sets a new value to the instance.
meta_instance_tag	category (void) const
	Returns the category of the MetaObject.
template<typename Category >
Boolean	is_a (Category) const
	Returns true if the meta-object is of the specified Category.

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Detailed Description

MetaInstance is a type reflecting an instance of a type.

See also:

meta_instance_tag

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Member Function Documentation

Range<MetaInstance> puddle::MetaInstance::attributes

(

void

)

const

Returns a range of meta instances reflecting the member instances.

If the type of the instance is elaborated, and it has member variables, then this function returns a non-empty range of MetaInstances, which reflect the individual instances of the member variables.

meta_instance_tag puddle::MetaInstance::category

(

void

)

const

Returns the category of the MetaObject.

See also:

mirror::categorize_meta_object

mirror::meta_object_category

template<typename Category >

Boolean puddle::MetaInstance::is_a

(

Category

)

const

Returns true if the meta-object is of the specified Category.

This function returns a true Boolean if the queried category is meta_instance tag and returns false Boolean otherwise.

Template Parameters:

Category

a meta-object category tag type

See also:

meta_instance_tag

mirror::meta_object_tag

mirror::categorize_meta_object

mirror::meta_object_category

MetaVariable puddle::MetaInstance::variable

(

void

)

const

Returns the variable of the instance.

This function returns a MetaVariable reflecting the variable of the reflected instance

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• puddle/doc/concepts.hpp