std::remove_reference

Since C++11

Header: <type_traits>

If the type T is a reference type, provides the member typedef type which is the type referred to by T. Otherwise type is T.

# Declarations

template< class T >
struct remove_reference;

(since C++11)

# Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
 
    std::cout << "std::remove_reference<int>::type is int? "
              << std::is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int>::type>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << "std::remove_reference<int&>::type is int? "
              << std::is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int&>::type>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << "std::remove_reference<int&&>::type is int? "
              << std::is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int&&>::type>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << "std::remove_reference<const int&>::type is const int? "
              << std::is_same<const int,
                              std::remove_reference<const int&>::type>::value << '\n';
}

# See also