std::alignment_of

Defined in header `<type_traits>`
template< class T > struct alignment_of;		(since C++11)

Provides the member constant value equal to the alignment requirement of the type T, as if obtained by an alignof expression. If T is an array type, returns the alignment requirements of the element type. If T is a reference type, returns the alignment requirements of the type referred to.

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

alignof(T)
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator std::size_t

converts the object to std::size_t, returns value
(public member function)

Member types

Type	Definition
`value_type`	`std::size_t`
`type`	std::integral_constant<std::size_t, value>

[edit] Possible implementation

template< class T >
struct alignment_of : std::integral_constant<
                          std::size_t,
                          alignof(T)
                       > {};

[edit] Notes

This type trait predates the alignof keyword, which can be used to obtain the same value with less verbosity.

[edit] Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
class A {};
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout << std::alignment_of<A>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::alignment_of<int>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::alignment_of<double>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

1
4
8

[edit] See also

alignof operator	queries alignment requirements of a type (since C++11)
aligned_storage (C++11)	defines the type suitable for use as uninitialized storage for types of given size (class template)
aligned_union (C++11)	defines the type suitable for use as uninitialized storage for all given types (class template)
max_align_t (C++11)	POD type with alignment requirement as great as any other scalar type (typedef)

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