GeneralType

This code introduces a versatile homogeneous container, GenType, implemented using std::variant. To utilize this implementation, define a typedef GeneralType<Types...> listing all acceptable types. The GenType implements various functions designed to be type-agnostic, promoting simplicity and readability in usage.

It is advisable to avoid using this in performance-critical code due to the underlying mechanism, std::variant, which may not be optimal in such contexts.

Supported Operators

The code supports a variety of operators and functions, harnessing the operators of the underlying types:

• Unary Operators
  • operator Type: Typecasting to an arbitrary type; Security measures are in place to facilitate type casting.
  • operator!: Negation operator
  • operator*: Dereference operator
  • operator++: Pre-/Postfix increment operator
  • operator--: Pre-/Postfix decrement operator
• Binary Operators
  • operator<<: Streaming Operator
  • operator+: Addition operator
  • operator-: Subtraction operator
  • operator*: Multiplication operator
  • operator/: Division operator
  • operator%: Modulus operator
  • operator&: Bitwise AND operator
  • operator&&: Logical AND operator
  • operator^: Exclusive OR operator
  • operator|: Bitwise inclusive OR operator
  • operator||: Logical inclusive OR operator
  • operator<: Comparison smaller operator
  • operator>: Comparison larger operator
  • operator<=: Comparison smaller equal operator
  • operator>=: Comparison larger equal operator
  • operator==: Comparison equality operator
  • operator!=: Comparison inequality operator

Building

You can build the current version of the code by

g++ main.cpp -std=c++20 -o main

I tested the build with g++ (GCC) 12.3.0 on a linux machine. Currently, clang can not be supported as some features of C++20 aren't supported by clang in a way they are used here.