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# Nameof C++
Header-only C++17 library provides nameof macros and functions to simply obtain the name of a variable, type, function, macro, and enum.
## Features
* C++17
* Header-only
* Dependency-free
* Compile-time
* Name of variable
* Name of type, variable type
* Name of member, pointer
* Name of function, member function
* Name of enum, enum variable, enum-flags
* Name of macro
## Documentation
* [Reference](doc/reference.md)
* [Limitations](doc/limitations.md)
* [Integration](#Integration)
## [Examples](example/example.cpp)
* Nameof
```cpp
// Name of variable.
NAMEOF(somevar) -> "somevar"
// Name of member variable.
NAMEOF(person.address.zip_code) -> "zip_code"
// Name of function.
NAMEOF(foo<int, float>()) -> "foo"
// Name of member function.
NAMEOF(somevar.some_method()) -> "some_method"
NAMEOF(somevar.some_method<int>()) -> "some_method"
// Name of macro.
NAMEOF(__LINE__) -> "__LINE__"
NAMEOF(NAMEOF(structvar)) -> "NAMEOF"
// Obtains full name of variable, function, macro.
NAMEOF_FULL(somevar.some_method<int>()) -> "some_method<int>"
// Obtains raw name of variable, function, macro.
NAMEOF_RAW(somevar.some_method<int>()) -> "somevar.some_method<int>()"
```
* Nameof enum
```cpp
enum class Color { RED = 1, BLUE = 2, GREEN = 4 };
auto color = Color::RED;
// Name of enum variable.
NAMEOF_ENUM(color) -> "RED"
nameof::nameof_enum(color) -> "RED"
// Static storage enum variable to string.
// This version is much lighter on the compile times and is not restricted to the enum_range limitation.
NAMEOF_ENUM_CONST(Color::GREEN) -> "GREEN"
nameof::nameof_enum<Color::GREEN>() -> "GREEN"
// Enum flags variable to string.
NAMEOF_ENUM_FLAG(Color::GREEN | Color::BLUE) -> "GREEN|BLUE"
nameof::nameof_enum_flag<Color::GREEN>() -> "GREEN|BLUE"
// Obtains name of enum variable or default value if enum variable out of range.
NAMEOF_ENUM_OR(Color::GREEN) -> "GREEN"
NAMEOF_ENUM_OR((Color)0, "none") -> "none"
```
* Nameof type
```cpp
const my::detail::SomeClass<int>& var_ref = var;
// Name of variable type.
NAMEOF_TYPE_EXPR(var_ref) -> "my::detail::SomeClass<int>"
nameof::nameof_type<decltype(var_ref)>() -> "my::detail::SomeClass<int>"
NAMEOF_FULL_TYPE_EXPR(var_ref) -> "const my::detail::SomeClass<int>&"
nameof::nameof_full_type<decltype(var_ref)>() -> "const my::detail::SomeClass<int>&"
NAMEOF_SHORT_TYPE_EXPR(var_ref) -> "SomeClass"
nameof::nameof_short_type<decltype(var_ref)>() -> "SomeClass"
using T = const my::detail::SomeClass<int>&;
// Name of type.
NAMEOF_TYPE(T) ->"my::detail::SomeClass<int>"
nameof::nameof_type<T>() -> "my::detail::SomeClass<int>"
NAMEOF_FULL_TYPE(T) -> "const my::detail::SomeClass<int>&"
nameof::nameof_full_type<T>() -> "const my::detail::SomeClass<int>&"
NAMEOF_SHORT_TYPE(T) -> "SomeClass"
nameof::nameof_short_type<T>() -> "SomeClass"
my::detail::Base* ptr = new my::detail::Derived();
// Name of type, using rtti.
NAMEOF_TYPE_RTTI(*ptr) -> "my::detail::Derived"
NAMEOF_FULL_TYPE_RTTI(*ptr) -> "volatile const my::detail::Derived&"
NAMEOF_SHORT_TYPE_RTTI(*ptr) -> "Derived"
struct A {
int this_is_the_name;
};
// Obtains name of member.
NAMEOF_MEMBER(&A::this_is_the_name) -> "this_is_the_name"
nameof::nameof_member(&A::this_is_the_name) -> "this_is_the_name"
int someglobalvariable = 0;
// Obtains name of a function, a global or class static variable.
NAMEOF_POINTER(&someglobalconstvariable) == "someglobalconstvariable"
nameof::nameof_pointer(&someglobalconstvariable) == "someglobalconstvariable"
constexpr auto global_ptr = &someglobalvariable;
NAMEOF_POINTER(global_ptr) == "someglobalconstvariable"
nameof::nameof_pointer(global_ptr) == "someglobalconstvariable"
```
## Remarks
* Before use, read the [limitations](doc/limitations.md) of functionality.
## Integration
You should add required file [nameof.hpp](include/nameof.hpp).
If you are using [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/) on your project for external dependencies, then you can use the [nameof package](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/nameof).
If you are using [Conan](https://www.conan.io/) to manage your dependencies, merely add `nameof/x.y.z` to your conan's requires, where `x.y.z` is the release version you want to use.
Archlinux users can install `nameof` by package manager AUR, using the following command: `yay -S nameof`.
Alternatively, you can use something like [CPM](https://github.com/TheLartians/CPM) which is based on CMake's `Fetch_Content` module.
```cmake
CPMAddPackage(
NAME nameof
GITHUB_REPOSITORY Neargye/nameof
GIT_TAG x.y.z # Where `x.y.z` is the release version you want to use.
)
```
## Compiler compatibility
Check in the [reference](doc/reference.md) for each features.
## Licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE)