std::is_same

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

If T and U name the same type with the same const-volatile qualifications, provides the member constant value equal to true. Otherwise value is false.

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T and U is the same type , false otherwise
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator bool

converts the object to bool, returns value
(public member function)

Member types

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

[edit] Possible implementation

template<class T, class U>
struct is_same : std::false_type {};
 
template<class T>
struct is_same<T, T> : std::true_type {};

[edit] Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <cstdint>
 
void print_separator()
{
    std::cout << "-----\n";
}
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
 
    std::cout << std::is_same<int, int32_t>::value << '\n';   // true
    std::cout << std::is_same<int, int64_t>::value << '\n';   // false
    std::cout << std::is_same<float, int32_t>::value << '\n'; // false
 
    print_separator();
 
    std::cout << std::is_same<int, int>::value << "\n";          // true
    std::cout << std::is_same<int, unsigned int>::value << "\n"; // false
    std::cout << std::is_same<int, signed int>::value << "\n";   // true
 
    print_separator();
 
    // unlike other types 'char' is not 'unsigned' and not 'signed'
    std::cout << std::is_same<char, char>::value << "\n";          // true
    std::cout << std::is_same<char, unsigned char>::value << "\n"; // false
    std::cout << std::is_same<char, signed char>::value << "\n";   // false
}

Output:

true
false
false
-----
true
false
true
-----
true
false
false

[edit] See also

is_integral (C++11)	checks if a type is integral type (class template)
make_signed (C++11)	makes the given integral type signed (class template)
make_unsigned (C++11)	makes the given integral type unsigned (class template)

Language
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Concepts
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rel_ops::operator!=rel_ops::operator>rel_ops::operator<=rel_ops::operator>=
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pair
tuple (C++11)
piecewise_construct_t (C++11)
piecewise_construct (C++11)
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swap
forward (C++11)
move (C++11)
move_if_noexcept (C++11)
declval (C++11)