nameof

Nameof C++

A header-only C++17 library that provides nameof macros and functions for obtaining the name of a variable, type, function, macro, or enum.

Documentation

• Reference
• Limitations
• Custom names
• Integration

Features & Examples

• Nameof

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• Nameof enum

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• Nameof type

  Exact type spellings are compiler-specific.

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Integration

• Single header: add nameof.hpp to your project.

• CMake package:

  find_package(nameof CONFIG REQUIRED)
  target_link_libraries(your_target PRIVATE nameof::nameof)
  

• vcpkg: install the nameof package with vcpkg install nameof.

• Conan: add nameof/x.y.z to the requires section, where x.y.z is the required release version.

• AUR: install nameof with an AUR helper, for example yay -S nameof.

• CPM:

  CPMAddPackage(
      NAME nameof
      GITHUB_REPOSITORY Neargye/nameof
      GIT_TAG vx.y.z # Replace `x.y.z` with the release version you want to use.
  )
  

Compiler compatibility

nameof requires C++17 or newer and supports:

• Clang/LLVM >= 5
• GCC >= 9
• Visual Studio >= 2017

See the reference for feature-specific requirements.

Licensed under the MIT License