std::is_move_constructible, std::is_trivially_move_constructible, std::is_nothrow_move_constructible

Defined in header `<type_traits>`
template< class T > struct is_move_constructible;	(1)	(since C++11)
template< class T > struct is_trivially_move_constructible;	(2)	(since C++11)
template< class T > struct is_nothrow_move_constructible;	(3)	(since C++11)

Type trait	The value of the member constant `value`
Type trait	`T` is a referenceable type	`T` is not a referenceable type
(1)	std::is_constructible<T, T&&>::value	false
(2)	std::is_trivially_constructible<T, T&&>::value
(3)	std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, T&&>::value

If T is not a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound, the behavior is undefined.

If an instantiation of a template above depends, directly or indirectly, on an incomplete type, and that instantiation could yield a different result if that type were hypothetically completed, the behavior is undefined.

If the program adds specializations for any of the templates described on this page, the behavior is undefined.

template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_move_constructible_v = is_move_constructible<T>::value;		(since C++17)
template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_trivially_move_constructible_v = is_trivially_move_constructible<T>::value;		(since C++17)
template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_nothrow_move_constructible_v = is_nothrow_move_constructible<T>::value;		(since C++17)

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Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is move-constructible, 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>

[edit] Possible implementation

template<class T>
struct is_move_constructible :
    std::is_constructible<T, typename std::add_rvalue_reference<T>::type> {};
 
template<class T>
struct is_trivially_move_constructible :
    std::is_trivially_constructible<T, typename std::add_rvalue_reference<T>::type> {};
 
template<class T>
struct is_nothrow_move_constructible :
    std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, typename std::add_rvalue_reference<T>::type> {};

[edit] Notes

Types without a move constructor, but with a copy constructor that accepts const T& arguments, satisfy std::is_move_constructible.

Move constructors are usually noexcept, since otherwise they are unusable in any code that provides strong exception guarantee.

In many implementations, std::is_nothrow_move_constructible also checks if the destructor throws because it is effectively noexcept(T(arg)). Same applies to std::is_trivially_move_constructible, which, in these implementations, also requires that the destructor is trivial: GCC bug 51452, LWG issue 2116.

[edit] Example

Run this code

#include <string>
#include <type_traits>
 
struct Ex1
{
    std::string str; // member has a non-trivial but non-throwing move constructor
};
static_assert(std::is_move_constructible_v<Ex1>);
static_assert(!std::is_trivially_move_constructible_v<Ex1>);
static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<Ex1>);
 
struct Ex2
{
    int n;
    Ex2(Ex2&&) = default; // trivial and non-throwing
};
static_assert(std::is_move_constructible_v<Ex2>);
static_assert(std::is_trivially_move_constructible_v<Ex2>);
static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<Ex2>);
 
struct NoMove1
{
    // prevents implicit declaration of default move constructor;
    // however, the class is still move-constructible because its
    // copy constructor can bind to an rvalue argument
    NoMove1(const NoMove1&) {}
};
static_assert(std::is_move_constructible_v<NoMove1>);
static_assert(!std::is_trivially_move_constructible_v<NoMove1>);
static_assert(!std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<NoMove1>);
 
struct NoMove2
{
    // Not move-constructible since the lvalue reference
    // can't bind to the rvalue argument
    NoMove2(NoMove2&) {}
};
static_assert(!std::is_move_constructible_v<NoMove2>);
static_assert(!std::is_trivially_move_constructible_v<NoMove2>);
static_assert(!std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<NoMove2>);
 
int main() {}

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 2196	C++11	the behavior was unclear if T&& cannot be formed	the value produced is false in this case

[edit] See also

is_constructibleis_trivially_constructibleis_nothrow_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)	checks if a type has a constructor for specific arguments (class template) [edit]
is_default_constructibleis_trivially_default_constructibleis_nothrow_default_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)	checks if a type has a default constructor (class template) [edit]
is_copy_constructibleis_trivially_copy_constructibleis_nothrow_copy_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)	checks if a type has a copy constructor (class template) [edit]
move_constructible (C++20)	specifies that an object of a type can be move constructed (concept) [edit]
move (C++11)	converts the argument to an xvalue (function template) [edit]
move_if_noexcept (C++11)	converts the argument to an xvalue if the move constructor does not throw (function template) [edit]

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