TypeID.h

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#ifndef FWCore_Utilities_TypeID_h
#define FWCore_Utilities_TypeID_h

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
TypeID: A unique identifier for a C++ type.

The identifier is unique within an entire program, but can not be
persisted across invocations of the program.

----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include <iosfwd>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <string>
#include "FWCore/Utilities/interface/TypeIDBase.h"

namespace edm {
  bool stripTemplate(std::string& theName);

  std::string stripNamespace(std::string const& theName);

  class TypeID : private TypeIDBase {
  public:
    TypeID() : TypeIDBase() {}

    explicit TypeID(std::type_info const& t) : TypeIDBase(t) {}

    template <typename T>
    explicit TypeID(T const& t) : TypeIDBase(typeid(t)) {}

    // Print out the name of the type, using the dictionary class name.
    void print(std::ostream& os) const;

    std::string const& className() const;

    std::string userClassName() const;

    std::string friendlyClassName() const;

    explicit operator bool() const;

    using TypeIDBase::name;

    bool operator<(TypeID const& b) const { return this->TypeIDBase::operator<(b); }

    bool operator==(TypeID const& b) const { return this->TypeIDBase::operator==(b); }

    using TypeIDBase::typeInfo;

  private:
  };

  inline bool operator>(TypeID const& a, TypeID const& b) { return b < a; }

  inline bool operator!=(TypeID const& a, TypeID const& b) { return !(a == b); }

  std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, TypeID const& id);
}  // namespace edm
#endif