Print variable type in C++

int a = 12;
cout << typeof(a) << endl;

int

cout << typeid(a).name() << endl;

#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

using namespace std;

int main() {

int i;

cout << typeid(i).name();

return 0;
}

template <typename T> const char* typeof(T&) { return "unknown"; }    // default
template<> const char* typeof(int&) { return "int"; }
template<> const char* typeof(float&) { return "float"; }

MyNamespace::CMyContainer<int, test_MyNamespace::CMyObject>

// MSVC 2003:
class MyNamespace::CMyContainer[int,class test_MyNamespace::CMyObject]
// G++ 4.2:
N8MyNamespace8CMyContainerIiN13test_MyNamespace9CMyObjectEEE

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

template <typename T> class type_name {
public:
    static const char *name;
};

#define DECLARE_TYPE_NAME(x) template<> const char *type_name<x>::name = #x;
#define GET_TYPE_NAME(x) (type_name<typeof(x)>::name)

DECLARE_TYPE_NAME(int);

int main()
{
    int a = 12;
    cout << GET_TYPE_NAME(a) << endl;
}

template <typename T> struct type_as_string;

// declare your Wibble type (probably with definition of Wibble)
template <>
struct type_as_string<Wibble>
{
    static const char* const value = "Wibble";
};

template <typename T>
const char* get_type_as_string(const T&)
{
    return type_as_string<T>::value;
}