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问题描述

现在我需要一个类中不明确类型的成员。这里我说ambiguous,这意味着成员可能是同一基类的两种或多种类型。请参阅下面的代码。

class Base {
protected:
    int m_int;
    Base(int i) : m_int(i) {}
};

class Derived1 : Base {...};
class Derived2 : Base {...};

class AnotherClass {
private:
    Base m_member;  // <- this member
public:
    AnotherClass(int selection) {
        // if (selection)
        //     m_member = Derived1(...);
        // else
        //     m_member = Derived2(...);
    }
};

我不知道如何初始化这个成员。对此有什么建议吗?也许指针/引用?

标签: c++constructorpolymorphism

解决方案


您应该使用std::variant、指针或类型擦除包装器(编辑:我在最后添加了一个通用类型擦除包装器实现)。这是指针解决方案:

class AnotherClass {
private:
    std::unique_ptr<Base> m_member;
public:
    AnotherClass(int selection) {
        if (selection)
            m_member = std::make_unique<Derived1>(...);
        else
            m_member = std::make_unique<Derived2>(...);
    }
};

不幸的是,AnotherClass将只能移动,不可复制。如果您希望能够复制它,则必须提供一个复制构造函数。复制构造函数必须能够克隆成员:

class Base {
protected:
    int m_int;
    Base(int i) : m_int(i) {}
public:
    // For covariance, return a raw pointer instead.
    virtual std::unique_ptr<Base> clone() const = 0;
};

class Derived1 : public Base {
public:
   std::unique_ptr<Base> clone() const override { 
      return std::make_unique<Derived1>();
   }
...
};
class Derived2 : public Base { .. same ... };

class AnotherClass {
public:
   AnotherClass(const AnotherClass & other) : m_member(other.m_member->clone()) {}
   AnotherClass(AnotherClass && other) = default;
   .... same for assignment ...


编辑:

另一种方法是使用类型擦除的包装器,它会处理丑陋的东西:

#include <type_traits>
#include <memory>

template <class BaseType>
struct AbstractWrapper {
public:
    virtual ~AbstractWrapper() = default;
    virtual std::unique_ptr<AbstractWrapper<BaseType>> clone() = 0; 
    virtual BaseType * get() = 0;
};

template <class BaseType, class T>
struct ConcreteWrapper : public AbstractWrapper<BaseType> {
    static_assert(std::is_base_of<BaseType, T>::value);
    T data;
    template <class U, class = std::enable_if_t<(!std::is_same_v<ConcreteWrapper, std::decay_t<U>>)>>
    ConcreteWrapper(U && value) : data(std::forward<U>(value)) {}
    std::unique_ptr<AbstractWrapper<BaseType>> clone() override
    {
        return std::make_unique<ConcreteWrapper>(*this);
    }
    BaseType * get() override { return &data; } 
};
template <class BaseType>
class TypeErasedWrapper
{
public:    
    TypeErasedWrapper(const TypeErasedWrapper & other) 
        : container(other.container->clone()) 
    {}
    TypeErasedWrapper(TypeErasedWrapper && other) = default;
    TypeErasedWrapper() {}


    template <class U, class = std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of_v<BaseType, std::decay_t<U>>>>
    TypeErasedWrapper(U && concrete) {
        container = std::make_unique<ConcreteWrapper<BaseType, std::decay_t<U>>>(std::forward<U>(concrete));
    }
    template <class U>
    TypeErasedWrapper& operator = (U && concrete) {
        *this = TypeErasedWrapper(std::forward<U>(concrete));
        return *this;
    }

    TypeErasedWrapper& operator=(const TypeErasedWrapper & other) {
        container = other.container->clone();
        return *this;
    }

    TypeErasedWrapper& operator = (TypeErasedWrapper && other) = default;

    BaseType * operator->() { return container->get();}
    const BaseType * operator->() const { return container->get();}
    BaseType * get() { return container ? container->get() : nullptr;}
    const BaseType * get() const { return container? container->get() : nullptr;}



private:
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractWrapper<BaseType>> container;
};

用法:

class AnotherClass {
private:
    TypeErasedWrapper<Base> m_member;
public:
    AnotherClass(int selection) {
        if (selection)
            m_member = Derived1(...);
        else
            m_member = Derived2(...);
    }
    int getValue() const {
       // Assuming getBaseValue() is a method of Base
       return m_member->getBaseValue();
    }
};

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