C++: type_info to distinguish types

Question

I know that compilers have much freedom in implementing std::type_info functions\' behavior.

I\'m thinking about using it to compare object types, so I\'d l

Answer 1

Type_info is implementation defined so I really wouldn't rely on it. However, based on my experiences using g++ and MSVC, assumptions 1,3 and 4 hold... not really sure about #2.

Is there any reason you can't use another method like this?

template
struct is_same       { static bool const result = false; };

template
struct is_same { static bool const result = true;  };

template
bool IsSame(const S& s, const T& t) {   return is_same::result; }