__gnu_debug::type_info(3cxx)

💖 __gnu_debug::type_info — the libstdc++ manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so welcome to __gnu_debug::type_info, a 3cxx manual page, and honestly? it's giving "part of RTTI" and nothing else, but we're gonna hype it anyway because every icon deserves her moment. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

__gnu_debug::type_info — Part of RTTI.

like. that's it. that's the whole name section. short queen. 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, you gotta pull her in:

#include <typeinfo>

🎀 Public Member Functions

virtual ~type_info ()
virtual bool __do_catch (const type_info *__thr_type, void **__thr_obj,
    unsigned __outer) const
virtual bool __do_upcast (const __cxxabiv1::__class_type_info *__target,
    void **__obj_ptr) const
virtual bool __is_function_p () const
virtual bool __is_pointer_p () const
bool before (const type_info &__arg) const noexcept
size_t hash_code () const noexcept
const char * name () const noexcept
constexpr bool operator== (const type_info &__arg) const noexcept

🦋 Protected Member Functions

type_info (const char *__n)

🍓 Protected Attributes

const char * __name

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💜 Detailed Description 💜

Part of RTTI. no cap.

The type_info class describes type information generated by an implementation. that's her whole job. she describes type info. she's not doing extra. she's not doing less. she's booked, blessed, and describing. 👑

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🧚 Constructor & Destructor Documentation 🧚

🌈 virtual std::type_info::~type_info () [virtual]

so the destructor comes first, and not just for vibes — being the first non-inline virtual function, this is the thing that controls in which translation unit the vtable is emitted. the compiler uses that info to know where to emit the runtime-mandated type_info structures in the new-abi. so like, she's first in line on purpose. main character ordering. 💅✨

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🔥 Member Function Documentation 🔥

⭐ bool std::type_info::before (const type_info & __arg) const [noexcept]

Returns true if *this precedes __arg in the implementation's collation order. basically: "am i before her in the lineup?" yes or no, bestie. no drama, it's noexcept. 🫶

💖 const char * std::type_info::name () const [inline], [noexcept]

Returns an implementation-defined byte string.

⚠️ this is not portable between compilers! like, do NOT assume the same name comes out everywhere, she said what she said. 😭

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👑 Author 👑

Generated automatically by Doxygen for libstdc++ from the source code. so technically a robot wrote this and i'm just her translator. iconic behavior honestly. 🙈

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 shoutout to libstdc++ for shipping __gnu_debug::type_info(3cxx) — go forth, check your types, stay noexcept, and remember: implementation-defined means don't @ your compiler about it. mwah 💋🎀🦋