Curiously Recurring Template Pattern - cppreference.com
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The Curiously Recurring Template Pattern is an idiom in which a class X derives from a class template Y, taking a template parameter Z, where Y is instantiated with Z = X. For example,
template<class Z> class Y {}; class X : public Y<X> {};
Example
CRTP may be used to implement "compile-time polymorphism", when a base class exposes an interface, and derived classes implement such interface.
#include <cstdio> #ifndef __cpp_explicit_this_parameter // Traditional syntax template <class Derived> struct Base { void name() { static_cast<Derived*>(this)->impl(); } protected: Base() = default; // prohibits the creation of Base objects, which is UB }; struct D1 : public Base<D1> { void impl() { std::puts("D1::impl()"); } }; struct D2 : public Base<D2> { void impl() { std::puts("D2::impl()"); } }; #else // C++23 deducing-this syntax struct Base { void name(this auto&& self) { self.impl(); } }; struct D1 : public Base { void impl() { std::puts("D1::impl()"); } }; struct D2 : public Base { void impl() { std::puts("D2::impl()"); } }; #endif int main() { D1 d1; d1.name(); D2 d2; d2.name(); }
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See also
External links
| 1. | Replace CRTP with concepts? — Sandor Drago's blog |
| 2. | The Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP) — Sandor Drago's blog |
| 3. | The Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP) - 1 — Fluent{C++}
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| 4. | What the CRTP can bring to your code - 2 — Fluent{C++}
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| 5. | An implementation helper for the CRTP - 3 — Fluent{C++}
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| 6. | What is the Curiously Recurring Template Pattern (CRTP) — SO |