std::is_function

 

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is_copy_constructibleis_trivially_copy_constructibleis_nothrow_copy_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
is_move_constructibleis_trivially_move_constructibleis_nothrow_move_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
is_assignableis_trivially_assignableis_nothrow_assignable (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
is_copy_assignableis_trivially_copy_assignableis_nothrow_copy_assignable (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
is_move_assignableis_trivially_move_assignableis_nothrow_move_assignable (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
is_destructibleis_trivially_destructibleis_nothrow_destructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
has_virtual_destructor (C++11)
is_swappable_withis_swappableis_nothrow_swappable_withis_nothrow_swappable (C++17)(C++17)(C++17)(C++17)
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Defined in header <type_traits>
template< class T > struct is_function;		(since C++11)

Checks whether T is a function type. Types like std::function, lambdas, classes with overloaded operator() and pointers to functions don't count as function types. Provides the member constant value which is equal to true, if T is a function type. Otherwise, value is equal to false.

Template parameters

T

-

a type to check

Helper variable template

template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_function_v = is_function<T>::value;		(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value [static]

true if T is a function 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>

Possible implementation

// primary template template<class> struct is_function : std::false_type { };   // specialization for regular functions template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)> : std::true_type {};   // specialization for variadic functions such as std::printf template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)> : std::true_type {};   // specialization for function types that have cv-qualifiers template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile> : std::true_type {};   // specialization for function types that have ref-qualifiers template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...) &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......) &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile &> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...) &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......) &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile &&> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile &&> : std::true_type {};   // specializations for noexcept versions of all the above (C++17 and later)   template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...) noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......) noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...) & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......) & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile & noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...) && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......) && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile && noexcept> : std::true_type {}; template<class Ret, class... Args> struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile && noexcept> : std::true_type {};

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
struct A {};
 
int f()
{
    return 1;
}
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << std::is_function<A>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<int(int)>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<decltype(f)>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<int>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

false
true
true
false

See also

is_invocableis_invocable_ris_nothrow_invocableis_nothrow_invocable_r (C++17)	checks if a type can be invoked (as if by std::invoke) with the given argument types (class template)
is_object (C++11)	checks if a type is object type (class template)
is_class (C++11)	checks if a type is a non-union class type (class template)