std::is_final

Defined in header `<type_traits>`
template< class T > struct is_final;		(since C++14)

If T is a final class (that is, a class declared with the final specifier), provides the member constant value equal true. For any other type, value is false.

If T is a class type, T shall be a complete type; otherwise, the behavior is undefined.

Template parameters

a type to check

Helper variable template

template< class T >
inline constexpr bool is_final_v = is_final<T>::value;

(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is a final class 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>`

Notes

Final classes cannot be used as base classes.

A union can be marked final (and std::is_final will detect that), even though unions cannot be used as bases in any case.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
class A {};
class B final {};
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout
        << std::boolalpha
        << std::is_final<A>::value << '\n'
        << std::is_final<B>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

false
true

is_class (C++11)	checks if a type is a non-union class type (class template)
is_polymorphic (C++11)	checks if a type is a polymorphic class type (class template)