std::conditional
| Defined in header <type_traits> | ||
|---|---|---|
| template< bool B, class T, class F > struct conditional; | (since C++11) | 
Provides member typedef type, which is defined as T if B is true at compile time, or as F if B is false.
Member types
| Member type | Definition | 
|---|---|
| type | TifB == true,FifB == false | 
Helper types
| template< bool B, class T, class F > using conditional_t = typename conditional<B,T,F>::type; | (since C++14) | 
Possible implementation
| template<bool B, class T, class F>
struct conditional { typedef T type; };
 
template<class T, class F>
struct conditional<false, T, F> { typedef F type; }; | 
Example
#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <typeinfo>
 
int main() 
{
    typedef std::conditional<true, int, double>::type Type1;
    typedef std::conditional<false, int, double>::type Type2;
    typedef std::conditional<sizeof(int) >= sizeof(double), int, double>::type Type3;
 
    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
| (C++11) | hides a function overload or template specialization based on compile-time boolean (class template) | 
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