NAME¶

std::conditional - std::conditional

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <type_traits>
template< bool B, class T, class F > (since C++11)
struct conditional;

Provides member typedef type, which is defined as T if B is true at compile time, or
as F if B is false.

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

Member types¶

Member type Definition
type T if B == true, F if B == false

Helper types¶

template< bool B, class T, class F > (since C++14)
using conditional_t = typename conditional<B,T,F>::type;

Possible implementation¶

template<bool B, class T, class F>
struct conditional { using type = T; };

template<class T, class F>
struct conditional<false, T, F> { using type = F; };

Example¶

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <typeinfo>

int main()
{
using Type1 = std::conditional<true, int, double>::type;
using Type2 = std::conditional<false, int, double>::type;
using Type3 = std::conditional<sizeof(int) >= sizeof(double), int, double>::type;

std::cout << typeid(Type1).name() << '\n';
std::cout << typeid(Type2).name() << '\n';
std::cout << typeid(Type3).name() << '\n';
}

Possible output:¶

int
double
double

See also¶

enable_if conditionally removes a function overload or template specialization from
(C++11) overload resolution
(class template)