Is there anyway I can store the static std::vectors of pointers of all my derived classes in my base class?

Question

I currently have a program that has multiple derived classes. All instances of a derived class are stored inside of that class's static vector of pointers. I also have a static vector of pointers which is inside of the base class which stores any object that has been derived from it. Whenever I add an object I currently have two push backs, one for the derived class and one for the base class. This means I also have to do two deletions when I want to get rid of an object. Is there anyway I can store the static vectors of pointers of all my derived classes in my base class? I keep thinking about using a 2d vector in my base class, would that work?

class Derived_class : public Base_class
{
     static std::vector<Derived_class *> Lamps
}

class Derived_class2 : public Base_class
{
     static std::vector<Derived_class2 *> Tables
}

class Base_class
{
     static std::vector<Base_class *> Furniture
}

Sorry in advance for any faux pas or if I'm not giving enough information.

Answer 1

You could keep an associative container in the base, mapping something representing the derived type to a list of instances.

The typeid operator returns a std::type_info reference, which by itself isn't usable as a key. std::type_index can be constructed from a std::type_info and is suitable as a key in a container.

Your code would then look something like this:

std::unordered_map<std::type_index, std::vector<Base_class*>> instances;
instances[std::type_index(typeid(*this))].push_back(this);

As a side note, you may want to evaluate if a vector is a suitable structure or if you want something with cheaper lookup/erase.