Can I ungarble GCC's RTTI names?

Question

Using gcc, when I ask for an object/variable\'s type using typeid, I get a different result from the type_info::name method from what I\'d expect to get on Windows. I Google

Answer 1

If it's what you're asking, there is no compiler switch that would make gcc behave like msvc regarding the name returned by type_info::name().

However, in your code you can rely on the gcc specific __cxa_demangle function.

There is in fact an answer on SO that addresses your problem.

Reference: libstdc++ manual, Chapter 40. Demangling.