std::remove_pointer

Since C++11

Header: <type_traits>

Provides the member typedef type which is the type pointed to by T, or, if T is not a pointer, then type is the same as T.

# Declarations

template< class T >
struct remove_pointer;

(since C++11)

# Example

#include <type_traits>
 
static_assert
(
    std::is_same_v<int, int> == true &&
    std::is_same_v<int, int*> == false &&
    std::is_same_v<int, int**> == false &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int>> == true &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int*>> == true &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int**>> == false &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int* const>> == true &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int* volatile>> == true &&
    std::is_same_v<int, std::remove_pointer_t<int* const volatile>> == true
);
 
int main() {}

# See also