std::remove_reference
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                    | Defined in header  <type_traits> | ||
| template< class T > struct remove_reference; | (since C++11) | |
If the type T is a reference type, provides the member typedef type which is the type referred to by T. Otherwise type is T.
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[edit] Member types
| Name | Definition | 
| type | the type referred by TorTif it is not a reference | 
[edit] Helper types
| template< class T > using remove_reference_t = typename remove_reference<T>::type; | (since C++14) | |
[edit] Possible implementation
| template< class T > struct remove_reference {typedef T type;}; template< class T > struct remove_reference<T&> {typedef T type;}; template< class T > struct remove_reference<T&&> {typedef T type;}; | 
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> // std::cout #include <type_traits> // std::is_same template<class T1, class T2> void print_is_same() { std::cout << std::is_same<T1, T2>() << '\n'; } int main() { std::cout << std::boolalpha; print_is_same<int, int>(); // true print_is_same<int, int &>(); // false print_is_same<int, int &&>(); // false print_is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int>::type>(); // true print_is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int &>::type>(); // true print_is_same<int, std::remove_reference<int &&>::type>(); // true }
Output:
true false false true true true
[edit] See also
| (C++11) | checks if a type is either lvalue reference or rvalue reference (class template) | 
| (C++11)(C++11) | adds lvalue or rvalue reference to the given type (class template) |