std::is_union

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

std::is_union is a UnaryTypeTrait.

Checks whether T is a union type. Provides the member constant value, which is equal to true if T is a union type. Otherwise, value is equal to false.

If the program adds specializations for std::is_union or std::is_union_v, the behavior is undefined.

Template parameters

T

-

a type to check

Helper variable template

template< class T > constexpr bool is_union_v = is_union<T>::value;		(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is a union 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>

Example

Run this code

#include <type_traits>
 
struct A {};
static_assert(!std::is_union_v<A>);
 
typedef union
{
    int a;
    float b;
} B;
static_assert(std::is_union_v<B>);
 
struct C { B d; };
static_assert(!std::is_union_v<C>);
 
static_assert(!std::is_union_v<int>);
 
int main() {}

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