std::is_object

Defined in header `<type_traits>`
template< class T > struct is_object;		(since C++11)

If T is an object type (that is, scalar, array, class, or union), provides the member constant value equal true. For any other type, value is false.

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is an object type , false otherwise
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator bool	converts the object to bool, returns `value` (public member function)
operator() (C++14)	returns `value` (public member function)

Member types

Type	Definition
`value_type`	`bool`
`type`	std::integral_constant<bool, value>

[edit] Possible implementation

template< class T>
struct is_object : std::integral_constant<bool,
                     std::is_scalar<T>::value ||
                     std::is_array<T>::value  ||
                     std::is_union<T>::value  ||
                     std::is_class<T>::value> {};

[edit] Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
int main() {
    class cls {};
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << std::is_object<int>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_object<int&>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_object<cls>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_object<cls&>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

true
false
true
false

[edit] See also

is_scalar (C++11)	checks if a type is scalar type (class template)
is_array (C++11)	checks if a type is an array type (class template)
is_union (C++11)	checks if a type is an union type (class template)
is_class (C++11)	checks if a type is a class type (but not union type) (class template)

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