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Function template get

boost::dll::experimental::get

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/dll/smart_library.hpp>


template<typename Class, typename Signature> 
  auto get(const smart_library & sm, const std::string & name);

Description

Helper functions for overloads.

Gets either a variable, function or member-function, depending on the signature.

smart_library sm("lib.so");
get<int>(sm, "space::value"); //import a variable
get<void(int)>(sm, "space::func"); //import a function
get<some_class, void(int)>(sm, "space::class_::mem_fn"); //import a member function

Parameters:

`name`	The name of the entity to import
`sm`	A reference to the `smart_library`