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    Array of multiple types

    Hello guys,
    ive written this code:
    Code:
    class boundList
    {
    
        struct node{ void *elem{nullptr}; node *next{nullptr}; };
    
        node anchor;
        node *_Last;
    public:
        template<typename node1_t>
        boundList(node1_t *f_elem)
        {
            anchor.elem = f_elem;
            _Last = &anchor;
        }
        template<typename _Item>
        void append(_Item* n_elem)
        {
            _Last->next = new node{n_elem};
            _Last = _Last->next;
        }
        template<typename _OutType>
        _OutType get(const int index)
        {
            int i = 0;
    
            node *tmp = &anchor;
    
            while (i < index)
            {
                tmp = tmp->next;
                i++;
            }
            return *static_cast<_OutType*>(tmp->elem);
        }
         ~boundList()
         {
             node *tmp = anchor.next;
             node *next;
             while (tmp != _Last)
             {
                 next = tmp->next;
                 delete tmp;
                 tmp = next;
             }
         }
    };
    to create a class that takes any types and puts them together by storing the next pointer and so on. I then realized i have to convert them to void * to be able to do so. Now, if any object is requestes by the user, he has to provide the index AND its type to convert back from void*.
    how can I get it to only have to pass the index and have boudList figure out the type itself and return the correct type?
    Ive seen that std::tuble is capable of doing so, so there must be a possibility?!

    Thanks in advance

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    Re: Array of multiple types

    [asked and answered here https://cplusplus.com/forum/general/285066/ ]
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