#include <iostream>
#include <list>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <boost/any.hpp>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  std::list<boost::any> lst;

  int menu = -1;

  while (menu)
  {
    std::cout << "1) string\n";
    std::cout << "2) int\n";
    std::cout << "0) done\n";

    std::string tmp;
    std::cin >> tmp;
    menu = atoi(tmp.c_str());

    if (menu == 1)
    {
      std::cout << "string: ";
      std::cin >> tmp;

      // construct a boost:any with a string and add to list
      lst.push_back(boost::any(tmp));
    }
    else if (menu == 2)
    {
      std::cout << "int: ";
      std::cin >> tmp;

      lst.push_back(boost::any(atoi(tmp.c_str())));
    }
  }

  for (std::list<boost::any>::iterator i = lst.begin(); i != lst.end() ; ++i)
  {
    if ( i->type() == typeid(int) )
    {
      std::cout << "int : ";
      std::cout << boost::any_cast<int>(*i) << std::endl;
    }
    else if (i->type() == typeid(std::string) )
    {
      std::cout << "std::string : ";
      std::cout << boost::any_cast<std::string>(*i) << std::endl;
    }
    else
    {
      std::cout << "unknown type" << std::endl;
    }
  }

  std::cout << "List size is : " << lst.size() << std::endl;

  return 0;
}