std::is_reference

Since C++11

Header: <type_traits>

std::is_reference is a UnaryTypeTrait.

# Declarations

template< class T >
struct is_reference;

(since C++11)

# Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
class A {};
 
int main()
{
#   define REF(x) << #x " ?: " << x << '\n'
    std::cout << std::boolalpha
    REF(std::is_reference_v<A>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<A&>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<A&&>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<long>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<long&>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<long&&>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<double*>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<double*&>)
    REF(std::is_reference_v<double*&&>);
#   undef REF
}

# See also