Re: c++ design question: store identifiers
On Aug 21, 9:14 am, puzzlecracker <ironsel2...@gmail.com> wrote:
I have this problem:
I read string identifiers from the file, and based on identifier I
want to invoke certain function. So, in theory, I need something
like enum that supports strings, and then do switch that...Here is a
rough draft of what it should be:
class Value{
private std::string identifier; //read from the file
};
In code
void SomeFunction()
{
switch (VAlue.identifier)
{
case A: // do something, break
case A: // do something, break
case default: report an error error
}}
what is the common design for this sort of a problem?
Use std::map, something like:
typedef void (*Fn)();
typedef std::map<std::string,Fn> MyMap;
MyMap myMap; // global for the sake of simplicity
void Hello() {/*...*/}
void World() {/*...*/}
void Call( const std::string& str )
{
MyMap::const_iterator it = myMap.find( "world" );
if( it != myMap.end() )
{
it->second();
}
}
int main()
{
myMap[ "hello" ] = &Hello;
myMap[ "world" ] = &World;
Call( "hello" );
Call( "world" );
}
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