std::integral_constant

 

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Defined in header <type_traits>
template< class T, T v > struct integral_constant;		(since C++11)

std::integral_constant wraps a static constant of specified type. It is the base class for the C++ type traits.

If the program adds specializations for std::integral_constant, the behavior is undefined.

Helper templates A helper alias template std::bool_constant is defined for the common case where T is bool. template <bool B> using bool_constant = integral_constant<bool, B>;

(since C++17)

Two typedefs for the common case where T is bool are provided:

Defined in header <type_traits>
Type	Definition
true_type	std::integral_constant<bool, true>
false_type	std::integral_constant<bool, false>

Member types

Type	Definition
value_type	T
type	std::integral_constant<T,v>

Member constants

Name	Value
constexpr T value [static]	static constant of type T with value v (public static member constant)

Member functions

operator value_type	returns the wrapped value (public member function)
operator() (C++14)	returns the wrapped value (public member function)

std::integral_constant::operator value_type

constexpr operator value_type() const noexcept;

Conversion function. Returns the wrapped value.

std::integral_constant::operator()

constexpr value_type operator()() const noexcept;		(since C++14)

Returns the wrapped value. This function enables std::integral_constant to serve as a source of compile-time function objects.

Possible implementation

template<class T, T v> struct integral_constant { static constexpr T value = v; using value_type = T; using type = integral_constant; // using injected-class-name constexpr operator value_type() const noexcept { return value; } constexpr value_type operator()() const noexcept { return value; } //since c++14 };

Example

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#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
int main() 
{
    typedef std::integral_constant<int, 2> two_type;
    typedef std::integral_constant<int, 4> four_type;
 
//  static_assert(std::is_same<two_type, four_type>::value,
//                "two_type and four_type are not equal!"); 
//  error: static assertion failed: "two_type and four_type are not equal!"
 
    static_assert(two_type::value*2 == four_type::value,
       "2*2 != 4"
    );
 
    enum class my_e {
       e1,
       e2
    };
    typedef std::integral_constant<my_e, my_e::e1> my_e_e1;
    typedef std::integral_constant<my_e, my_e::e2> my_e_e2;
 
//  static_assert(my_e_e1::value == my_e::e2,
//               "my_e_e1::value != my_e::e2");
//  error: static assertion failed: "my_e_e1::value != my_e::e2"
 
    static_assert(std::is_same<my_e_e2, my_e_e2>::value,
                  "my_e_e2 != my_e_e2");
}