Retrieving the type of auto in C++11 without executing the program

Question

I have some C++11 code using the auto inferred type that I have to convert to C++98. How would I go about converting the code, substituting in the actual type f

Answer 1

An alternative approach would be to use function templates and type deduction. It may not work in all examples you have but it may help in some cases:

int foo ()
{
   auto x = bar();
   // do something with 'x'
}

Change this to:

template  int foo_(T x)
{
   // do something with 'x'
}

int foo ()
{
   foo_(bar());
}

auto is specified in terms of type deduction, so the above should have very similar, if not identical semantics as the C++ '11 version.