How do I get the type of a variable?

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In C++, how does one find the type of a variable?

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Rich O'Kelly picture Rich O'Kelly · Jul 3, 2012

You can use the typeid operator:

#include <typeinfo>
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cout << typeid(variable).name() << endl;

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