Thread: C++ hierarchy as tree

Hi

Say that I have :

Code:

#include <iostream>

class base{};
class derived1 :public base{};
class derived2 : public base{};
class double_derived : public derived1{};

int main()
{//code
  return 0;
}

Can I in some way have manipulate that hierarchy as tree. More specifically without knowing the children derived1 , derived2 and double_derived ( I know only the root node base ) to parse the tree and create objects for each class. A nice output would be to show me the full hierarchy ( base is the root , derived1 inherit from base , derived2 inherit from base, double_derived inherit from derived1 ) Then while I know the children ( class ) to be able to create objects .

In deeper my problems is
1)How can I pass from the root to children ( RTTI provide the class that belongs an object and the before() function compares already known objects and classes ) WHAT I NEED is to find the class and subclasses dynamically through parsing tree
2)If in some way I find the names of classes , how can I dynamically create objects ? This is a problem because objects declared at compilation time
3)Is there any way C++ to answer in that question : What is the objects of class X and what are the subclasses of class X

Thanks

1) You have to create special data structures for this - on your own. As you said, RTTI is not extensive enough. For this, you need to parse the source files yourself. The Qt tools do something like this.
2) Extend the structures from 1) to contain addresses of either constructors or creator functions (and don't ask me how to find them...). This requires you to adapt the structures to the ABI your compiler is using and greatly restricts portability.
3) Only with above structures.