std::is_aggregate
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                    |   Defined in header  <type_traits>
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|   template< class T > struct is_aggregate;  | 
(since C++17) | |
Checks if T is an aggregate type. The member constant value is equal to true if T is an aggregate type and false otherwise.
The behavior is undefined if std::remove_all_extents_t<T> is an incomplete type other than (possibly cv-qualified) void.
Template parameters
| T | - | a type to check | 
Helper variable template
|   template< class T > inline constexpr bool is_aggregate_v = is_aggregate<T>::value;  | 
(since C++17) | |
Inherited from std::integral_constant
Member constants
|    value [static]  | 
   true if  T is an aggregate 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
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  bool
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  type
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std::integral_constant<bool, value> | 
Example
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#include <type_traits> #include <new> #include <utility> // constructs a T at the uninitialized memory pointed to by p // using list-initialization for aggregates and non-list initialization otherwise template<class T, class... Args> T* construct(T* p, Args&&... args) { if constexpr(std::is_aggregate_v<T>) { return ::new (static_cast<void*>(p)) T{std::forward<Args>(args)...}; } else { return ::new (static_cast<void*>(p)) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...); } } struct A { int x, y; }; struct B { B(int, const char*) { } }; int main() { std::aligned_union_t<1, A, B> storage; A* a = construct(reinterpret_cast<A*>(&storage), 1, 2); B* b = construct(reinterpret_cast<B*>(&storage), 1, "hello"); }