build/_deps/metal-src/example/src/tutorial.cpp

#include <metal.hpp>

#include "example.hpp"

// NOTE: keep in sync with the README

/// [tutorial]
#include <metal.hpp>

// First we need some Values
union x { char payload[10]; };
class y { public: char c; };
struct z { char c; int i; };

// ... from which we construct some Lists
using l0 = metal::list<>;
using l1 = metal::prepend<l0, x>;
using l2 = metal::append<l1, z>;
using l3 = metal::insert<l2, metal::number<1>, y>;

static_assert(metal::same<l1, metal::list<x>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<l2, metal::list<x, z>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<l3, metal::list<x, y, z>>::value, "");

// Lists are versatile, we can check their sizes...
static_assert(metal::size<l0>::value == 0, "");
static_assert(metal::size<l1>::value == 1, "");
static_assert(metal::size<l2>::value == 2, "");
static_assert(metal::size<l3>::value == 3, "");

// retrieve their elements...
static_assert(metal::same<metal::front<l3>, x>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<metal::back<l3>, z>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<metal::at<l3, metal::number<1>>, y>::value, "");

// count those that satisfy a predicate...
static_assert(metal::count_if<l3, metal::trait<std::is_class>>::value == 2, "");
static_assert(metal::count_if<l3, metal::trait<std::is_union>>::value == 1, "");

// We can create new Lists by removing elements...
using l0_ = metal::drop<l3, metal::number<3>>;
using l1_ = metal::take<l3, metal::number<1>>;
using l2_ = metal::erase<l3, metal::number<1>>;

static_assert(metal::same<l0, l0_>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<l1, l1_>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<l2, l2_>::value, "");

// by reversing the order of elements...
static_assert(metal::same<metal::reverse<l0>, metal::list<>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<metal::reverse<l1>, metal::list<x>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<metal::reverse<l2>, metal::list<z, x>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<metal::reverse<l3>, metal::list<z, y, x>>::value, "");

// by transforming the elements...
using l2ptrs = metal::transform<metal::lazy<std::add_pointer>, l2>;
using l3refs = metal::transform<metal::lazy<std::add_lvalue_reference>, l3>;

static_assert(metal::same<l2ptrs, metal::list<x*, z*>>::value, "");
static_assert(metal::same<l3refs, metal::list<x&, y&, z&>>::value, "");

// even by sorting them...
template<class x, class y>
using smaller = metal::number<(sizeof(x) < sizeof(y))>;

using sorted = metal::sort<l3, metal::lambda<smaller>>;

static_assert(metal::same<sorted, metal::list<y, z, x>>::value, "");

// that and much more!
/// [tutorial]