// Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Jean-Louis Leroy // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. // See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt // or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) struct Animal { Animal(unsigned type) : type(type) { } virtual ~Animal() = default; unsigned type; static constexpr unsigned static_type = 1; }; struct Cat : Animal { Cat() : Animal(static_type) { } static constexpr unsigned static_type = 2; }; struct Dog : Animal { Dog() : Animal(static_type) { } static constexpr unsigned static_type = 3; }; #include #include // tag::facet[] namespace bom = boost::openmethod; struct custom_rtti : bom::policies::rtti { template static bom::type_id static_type() { if constexpr (std::is_base_of_v) { return T::static_type; } else { return 0; } } template static bom::type_id dynamic_type(const T& obj) { if constexpr (std::is_base_of_v) { return obj.type; } else { return 0; } } }; // end::facet[] // tag::policy[] struct custom_policy : bom::policies::basic_policy< custom_policy, custom_rtti, bom::policies::vptr_vector> {}; #define BOOST_OPENMETHOD_DEFAULT_POLICY custom_policy // end::policy[] // tag::example[] #include #include #include BOOST_OPENMETHOD(poke, (std::ostream&, virtual_ptr), void); BOOST_OPENMETHOD_OVERRIDE( poke, (std::ostream & os, virtual_ptr cat), void) { os << "hiss"; } BOOST_OPENMETHOD_OVERRIDE( poke, (std::ostream & os, virtual_ptr dog), void) { os << "bark"; } BOOST_OPENMETHOD_CLASSES(Animal, Cat, Dog); int main() { boost::openmethod::initialize(); std::unique_ptr a(new Cat); std::unique_ptr b(new Dog); poke(std::cout, *a); // prints "hiss" std::cout << "\n"; poke(std::cout, *b); // prints "bark" std::cout << "\n"; return 0; } // end::example[]