std::is_lvalue_reference
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                    |   Defined in header  <type_traits>
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|   template< class T > struct is_lvalue_reference;  | 
(since C++11) | |
Checks whether T is a lvalue reference type. Provides the member constant value which is equal to true, if T is a lvalue reference type. Otherwise, value is equal to false.
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[edit] Template parameters
| T | - | a type to check | 
[edit] Helper variable template
|   template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_lvalue_reference_v = is_lvalue_reference<T>::value;  | 
(since C++17) | |
Inherited from std::integral_constant
Member constants
|    value [static]  | 
   true if  T is an lvalue reference 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
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  bool
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  type
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std::integral_constant<bool, value> | 
[edit] Possible implementation
template<class T> struct is_lvalue_reference : std::false_type {}; template<class T> struct is_lvalue_reference<T&> : std::true_type {};  | 
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <type_traits> class A {}; int main() { std::cout << std::boolalpha; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<A>::value << '\n'; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<A&>::value << '\n'; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<A&&>::value << '\n'; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<int>::value << '\n'; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<int&>::value << '\n'; std::cout << std::is_lvalue_reference<int&&>::value << '\n'; }
Output:
false true false false true false
[edit] See also
|    (C++11)  | 
   checks if a type is either lvalue reference or rvalue reference   (class template)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
   checks if a type is rvalue reference   (class template)  |