std::is_function

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

Checks whether T is a function type (not std::function). Provides the member constant value which is equal to true, if T is a function type. Otherwise, value is equal to false.

Template parameters

a type to check

Helper variable template

template< class T >
constexpr bool is_function_v = is_function<T>::value;

(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is a function 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>`

Possible implementation

// primary template
template<class>
struct is_function : std::false_type { };
 
// specialization for regular functions
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)> : std::true_type {};
 
// specialization for variadic functions such as std::printf
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)> : std::true_type {};
 
// specialization for function types that have cv-qualifiers
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile> : std::true_type {};
 
// specialization for function types that have ref-qualifiers
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...) &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......) &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile &> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...) &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)volatile &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args...)const volatile &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......) &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)volatile &&> : std::true_type {};
template<class Ret, class... Args>
struct is_function<Ret(Args......)const volatile &&> : std::true_type {};

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
struct A {};
 
int f()
{
    return 1;
}
 
int main() 
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha;
    std::cout << std::is_function<A>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<int(int)>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<decltype(f)>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::is_function<int>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

false
true
true
false

is_object (C++11)	checks if a type is object type (class template)
is_class (C++11)	checks if a type is a non-union class type (class template)
std::experimental::is_function_v (library fundamentals TS)	variable template alias of `std::is_function::value` (variable template)