Pass variadic parameters further

Question

I have a logging method called trace :

template <typename... Args>
void trace(const LogLevel ll, QString&& msg, Args... args)
{
     // operate on input data
}

Now I would like to create a wrapper function, with the same interface, that would call my trace function:

template <typename... Args>
void wrapper(const LogLevel ll, QString&& msg, Args... args)
{
     trace(ll, std::move(msg), args);
}

But this will not compile. I think I am not allowed to pass args this way. How can this functionality be accomplished?

Answer 1

You need to expand the pack like

template <typename... Args>
void wrapper(const LogLevel ll, QString&& msg, Args... args)
{
     trace(ll, std::move(msg), args...);
}

Also note that you can use perfect forwarding as well so you don't cause copies. That would look like

template <typename... Args>
void wrapper(const LogLevel ll, QString&& msg, Args&&... args)
{
     trace(ll, std::move(msg), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}