How to convert tuple to byte array in c++11

Question

I need to write a function to convert tuple to byte array. The type of tuple may include int, long, double, std::string, char*,etc. The size and type of tuple a

Answer 1

You can use Boost Serialization for this task together with a small extension for std::tuple. However, it doesn't turn it into a byte array by default, but into something else. There is also binary_oarchive. Perhaps this fits your needs.

#include 
#include 

#include 

#include "serialize_tuple.h" // https://github.com/Sydius/serialize-tuple

int main()
{
  auto t = std::make_tuple(42,3.14,'a');

  std::ofstream ofs("test.dat");
  boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
  oa << t;
}