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Module `std.traits`

Templates which extract information about types and symbols at compile time.


Category	Templates
Symbol Name traits	`fullyQualifiedName` `moduleName` `packageName`
Function traits	`isFunction` `arity` `functionAttributes` `hasFunctionAttributes` `functionLinkage` `FunctionTypeOf` `isSafe` `isUnsafe` `isFinal` `ParameterDefaults` `ParameterIdentifierTuple` `ParameterStorageClassTuple` `Parameters` `ReturnType` `SetFunctionAttributes` `variadicFunctionStyle`
Aggregate Type traits	`BaseClassesTuple` `BaseTypeTuple` `classInstanceAlignment` `EnumMembers` `FieldNameTuple` `Fields` `hasAliasing` `hasElaborateAssign` `hasElaborateCopyConstructor` `hasElaborateDestructor` `hasElaborateMove` `hasIndirections` `hasMember` `hasStaticMember` `hasNested` `hasUnsharedAliasing` `InterfacesTuple` `isInnerClass` `isNested` `MemberFunctionsTuple` `RepresentationTypeTuple` `TemplateArgsOf` `TemplateOf` `TransitiveBaseTypeTuple`
Type Conversion	`CommonType` `AllImplicitConversionTargets` `ImplicitConversionTargets` `CopyTypeQualifiers` `CopyConstness` `isAssignable` `isCovariantWith` `isImplicitlyConvertible`
SomethingTypeOf	`rvalueOf` `lvalueOf` `InoutOf` `ConstOf` `SharedOf` `SharedInoutOf` `SharedConstOf` `SharedConstInoutOf` `ImmutableOf` `QualifierOf`
Categories of types	`allSameType` `ifTestable` `isType` `isAggregateType` `isArray` `isAssociativeArray` `isAutodecodableString` `isBasicType` `isBoolean` `isBuiltinType` `isCopyable` `isDynamicArray` `isEqualityComparable` `isFloatingPoint` `isIntegral` `isNarrowString` `isConvertibleToString` `isNumeric` `isOrderingComparable` `isPointer` `isScalarType` `isSigned` `isSIMDVector` `isSomeChar` `isSomeString` `isStaticArray` `isUnsigned`
Type behaviours	`isAbstractClass` `isAbstractFunction` `isCallable` `isDelegate` `isExpressions` `isFinalClass` `isFinalFunction` `isFunctionPointer` `isInstanceOf` `isIterable` `isMutable` `isSomeFunction` `isTypeTuple`
General Types	`ForeachType` `KeyType` `Largest` `mostNegative` `OriginalType` `PointerTarget` `Signed` `Unconst` `Unqual` `Unsigned` `ValueType` `Promoted`
Misc	`mangledName` `Select` `select`
User-Defined Attributes	`hasUDA` `getUDAs` `getSymbolsByUDA`

Functions

Name	Description
`lvalueOf()`	Creates an lvalue or rvalue of type `T` for `typeof(...)` and `__traits(compiles, ...)` purposes. No actual value is returned.
`rvalueOf()`	Creates an lvalue or rvalue of type `T` for `typeof(...)` and `__traits(compiles, ...)` purposes. No actual value is returned.
`select(a, b)`	Select one of two functions to run via template parameter.

Enums

Name	Description
`FunctionAttribute`	Returns the FunctionAttribute mask for function `func`.
`ParameterStorageClass`	Get tuple, one per function parameter, of the storage classes of the parameters.
`Variadic`	Determines what kind of variadic parameters function has.

Templates

Name	Description
`SetFunctionAttributes`	Constructs a new function or delegate type with the same basic signature as the given one, but different attributes (including linkage).

Manifest constants

Name	Type	Description
`allSameType`
`arity`		Returns the number of arguments of function `func`. arity is undefined for variadic functions.
`classInstanceAlignment`		Returns class instance alignment.
`extractParameterStorageClassFlags`		Convert the result of `__traits(getParameterStorageClasses)` to `ParameterStorageClass` `enum`s.
`fullyQualifiedName`		Get the fully qualified name of a type or a symbol. Can act as an intelligent type/symbol to string converter.
`functionAttributes`		Returns the FunctionAttribute mask for function `func`.
`functionLinkage`		Determine the linkage attribute of the function.
`hasAliasing`		Returns `true` if and only if `T`'s representation includes at least one of the following: a raw pointer `U*` and `U` is not immutable; an array `U[]` and `U` is not immutable; a reference to a class or interface type `C` and `C` is not immutable. an associative array that is not immutable. a delegate.
`hasElaborateAssign`		True if `S` or any type directly embedded in the representation of `S` defines an elaborate assignment. Elaborate assignments are introduced by defining `opAssign(typeof(this))` or `opAssign(ref typeof(this))` for a `struct` or when there is a compiler-generated `opAssign`.
`hasFunctionAttributes`		Checks whether a function has the given attributes attached.
`hasMember`		Yields `true` if and only if `T` is an aggregate that defines a symbol called `name`.
`hasNested`		Determines whether `T` or any of its representation types have a context pointer.
`hasStaticMember`		Whether the symbol represented by the string, member, exists and is a static member of T.
`hasUDA`		Determine if a symbol has a given user-defined attribute.
`hasUnsharedAliasing`		Returns `true` if and only if `T`'s representation includes at least one of the following: a raw pointer `U*` and `U` is not immutable or shared; an array `U[]` and `U` is not immutable or shared; a reference to a class type `C` and `C` is not immutable or shared. an associative array that is not immutable or shared. a delegate that is not shared.
`ifTestable`
`isAbstractClass`		Detect whether `T` is an abstract class.
`isAbstractFunction`		Detect whether `T` is an abstract function.
`isAggregateType`		Detect whether type `T` is an aggregate type.
`isArray`		Detect whether type `T` is an array (static or dynamic; for associative arrays see `isAssociativeArray`).
`isAssignable`		Returns `true` iff a value of type `Rhs` can be assigned to a variable of type `Lhs`.
`isAssociativeArray`		Detect whether `T` is an associative array type
`isAutodecodableString`		Detect whether type `T` is a string that will be autodecoded.
`isBasicType`		Detect whether `T` is a basic type (scalar type or void).
`isBoolean`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in boolean type.
`isBuiltinType`		Detect whether type `T` is a builtin type.
`isCallable`		Detect whether `T` is a callable object, which can be called with the function call operator `class="pln">LPAREN...class="pln">RPAREN`.
`isConvertibleToString`		Warning: This trait will be deprecated as soon as it is no longer used in Phobos. For a function parameter to safely accept a type that implicitly converts to string as a string, the conversion needs to happen at the callsite; otherwise, the conversion is done inside the function, and in many cases, that means that local memory is sliced (e.g. if a static array is passed to the function, then it's copied, and the resulting dynamic array will be a slice of a local variable). So, if the resulting string escapes the function, the string refers to invalid memory, and accessing it would mean accessing invalid memory. As such, the only safe way for a function to accept types that implicitly convert to string is for the implicit conversion to be done at the callsite, and that can only occur if the parameter is explicitly typed as an array, whereas using isConvertibleToString in a template constraint would result in the conversion being done inside the function. As such, isConvertibleToString is inherently unsafe and is going to be deprecated.
`isCopyable`		Determines whether the type `S` can be copied. If a type cannot be copied, then code such as `MyStruct x; auto y = x;` will fail to compile. Copying for structs can be disabled by using `@disable this(this)`.
`isCovariantWith`		Determines whether the function type `F` is covariant with `G`, i.e., functions of the type `F` can override ones of the type `G`.
`isDelegate`		Detect whether symbol or type `T` is a delegate.
`isDynamicArray`		Detect whether type `T` is a dynamic array.
`isEqualityComparable`		Detects whether `T` is a comparable type. Basic types and structs and classes that implement opCmp are ordering comparable.
`isExpressions`		Check whether the tuple T is an expression tuple. An expression tuple only contains expressions.
`isFinal`		Detect whether `X` is a final method or class.
`isFinalClass`		Detect whether `T` is a final class.
`isFinalFunction`		Detect whether `T` is a final function.
`isFloatingPoint`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in floating point type.
`isFunction`		Detect whether symbol or type `X` is a function. This is different that finding if a symbol is callable or satisfying `is(X == function)`, it finds specifically if the symbol represents a normal function declaration, i.e. not a delegate or a function pointer.
`isFunctionPointer`		Detect whether symbol or type `T` is a function pointer.
`isImplicitlyConvertible`		Is `From` implicitly convertible to `To`?
`isInnerClass`		Determines whether `T` is a class nested inside another class and that `T.outer` is the implicit reference to the outer class (i.e. `outer` has not been used as a field or method name)
`isInstanceOf`		Returns true if T is an instance of the template S.
`isIntegral`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in integral type. Types `bool`, `char`, `wchar`, and `dchar` are not considered integral.
`isIterable`		Returns `true` if T can be iterated over using a `foreach` loop with a single loop variable of automatically inferred type, regardless of how the `foreach` loop is implemented. This includes ranges, structs/classes that define `opApply` with a single loop variable, and builtin dynamic, static and associative arrays.
`isLvalueAssignable`		Returns `true` iff an lvalue of type `Rhs` can be assigned to a variable of type `Lhs`.
`isMutable`		Returns true if T is not const or immutable. Note that isMutable is true for string, or immutable(char)[], because the 'head' is mutable.
`isNarrowString`		Detect whether type `T` is a narrow string.
`isNested`		Determines whether `T` has its own context pointer. `T` must be either `class`, `struct`, or `union`.
`isNestedFunction`		Determines if `f` is a function that requires a context pointer.
`isNumeric`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in numeric type (integral or floating point).
`isOrderingComparable`		Detects whether `T` is a comparable type. Basic types and structs and classes that implement opCmp are ordering comparable.
`isPointer`		Detect whether type `T` is a pointer.
`isRvalueAssignable`		Returns `true` iff an rvalue of type `Rhs` can be assigned to a variable of type `Lhs`.
`isSafe`		`true` if `func` is `@safe` or `@trusted`.
`isScalarType`		Detect whether `T` is a scalar type (a built-in numeric, character or boolean type).
`isSigned`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in signed numeric type.
`isSIMDVector`		Detect whether type `T` is a SIMD vector type.
`isSomeChar`		Detect whether `T` is one of the built-in character types.
`isSomeFunction`		Detect whether symbol or type `T` is a function, a function pointer or a delegate.
`isSomeString`		Detect whether `T` is one of the built-in string types.
`isStaticArray`		Detect whether type `T` is a static array.
`isType`		Detect whether `X` is a type. Analogous to `is(X)`. This is useful when used in conjunction with other templates, e.g. `allSatisfy!(isType, X)`.
`isTypeTuple`		Check whether the tuple `T` is a type tuple. A type tuple only contains types.
`isUnsafe`		`true` if `func` is `@system`.
`isUnsigned`		Detect whether `T` is a built-in unsigned numeric type.
`mangledName`		Returns the mangled name of symbol or type `sth`.
`moduleName`		Get the module name (including package) for the given symbol.
`mostNegative`		Returns the most negative value of the numeric type T.
`packageName`		Get the full package name for the given symbol.
`variadicFunctionStyle`		Determines what kind of variadic parameters function has.

Aliases

Name	Type	Description
`AllImplicitConversionTargets`	`AliasSeq!(byte,AllImplicitConversionTargets!byte)`
`BaseClassesTuple`	`AliasSeq!()`	Get a AliasSeq of all base classes of this class, in decreasing order. Interfaces are not included. BaseClassesTuple!Object yields the empty type tuple.
`BaseTypeTuple`	`P`	Get a AliasSeq of the base class and base interfaces of this class or interface. BaseTypeTuple!Object returns the empty type tuple.
`CommonType`	`typeof(T[0].init)`	Get the type that all types can be implicitly converted to. Useful e.g. in figuring out an array type from a bunch of initializing values. Returns void if passed an empty list, or if the types have no common type.
`ConstOf`	`const(T)`
`CopyConstness`	`Unshared!(CopyTypeQualifiers!(FromType,ToType))`	Returns the type of `ToType` with the "constness" of `FromType`. A type's constness refers to whether it is `const`, `immutable`, or `inout`. If `FromType` has no constness, the returned type will be the same as `ToType`.
`CopyTypeQualifiers`	`ModifyTypePreservingTQ!(T,FromType)`	Copies type qualifiers from `FromType` to `ToType`.
`EnumMembers`	`AliasSeq!()`	Retrieves the members of an enumerated type `enum E`.
`FieldNameTuple`	`staticMap!(NameOf,T.tupleof[0..__dollar-isNested!T])`	Get as an expression tuple the names of the fields of a struct, class, or union. This consists of the fields that take up memory space, excluding the hidden fields like the virtual function table pointer or a context pointer for nested types. Inherited fields (for classes) are not included. If `T` isn't a struct, class, interface or union, an expression tuple with an empty string is returned.
`Fields`	`_Fields!T`	Get as a tuple the types of the fields of a struct, class, or union. This consists of the fields that take up memory space, excluding the hidden fields like the virtual function table pointer or a context pointer for nested types. If `T` isn't a struct, class, interface or union returns a tuple with one element `T`.
`FieldTypeTuple`	`Fields`	Alternate name for `Fields`, kept for legacy compatibility.
`ForeachType`	`ReturnType!(typeof((inoutintx=0){foreach(elem;T.init){returnelem;}assert(0);}))`	Returns the inferred type of the loop variable when a variable of type T is iterated over using a `foreach` loop with a single loop variable and automatically inferred return type. Note that this may not be the same as `std.range.ElementType!Range` in the case of narrow strings, or if T has both opApply and a range interface.
`FunctionTypeOf`	`Fsym`	Get the function type from a callable object `func`.
`getSymbolsByUDA`	`AliasSeq!(symbol,membersWithUDA)`
`getUDAs`	`Filter!(isDesiredUDA!attribute,__traits(getAttributes,symbol))`	Gets the matching user-defined attributes from the given symbol.
`hasElaborateCopyConstructor`	`hasElabCCtor!S`	True if `S` or any type embedded directly in the representation of `S` defines an elaborate copy constructor. Elaborate copy constructors are introduced by defining `this(this)` for a `struct`.
`hasElaborateDestructor`	`hasElabDest!S`	True if `S` or any type directly embedded in the representation of `S` defines an elaborate destructor. Elaborate destructors are introduced by defining `~this()` for a `struct`.
`hasElaborateMove`	`hasElabMove!S`	True if `S` or any type embedded directly in the representation of `S` defines elaborate move semantics. Elaborate move semantics are introduced by defining `opPostMove(ref typeof(this))` for a `struct`.
`hasIndirections`	`_hasIndirections!T`	Returns `true` if and only if `T`'s representation includes at least one of the following: a raw pointer `U*`; an array `U[]`; a reference to a class type `C`; an associative array; a delegate; a [context pointer][isNested].
`ImmutableOf`	`immutable(T)`
`ImplicitConversionTargets`	`AliasSeq!(byte,ubyte,short,ushort,int,uint,long,ulong,CentTypeList,float,double,real,char,wchar,dchar)`
`InoutOf`	`inout(T)`
`InterfacesTuple`	`NoDuplicates!(Flatten!S)`
`isExpressionTuple`	`isExpressions`	Alternate name for `isExpressions`, kept for legacy compatibility.
`KeyType`	`K`	Get the Key type of an Associative Array.
`Largest`	`T[0]`	Returns the largest type, i.e. T such that T.sizeof is the largest. If more than one type is of the same size, the leftmost argument of these in will be returned.
`MemberFunctionsTuple`	`shrink!overloads`	Returns a tuple of non-static functions with the name `name` declared in the class or interface `C`. Covariant duplicates are shrunk into the most derived one.
`OriginalType`	`_OriginalType!T`	Strips off all `enum`s from type `T`.
`ParameterDefaults`	`Impl!()`	Get, as a tuple, the default value of the parameters to a function symbol. If a parameter doesn't have the default value, `void` is returned instead.
`ParameterDefaultValueTuple`	`ParameterDefaults`	Alternate name for `ParameterDefaults`, kept for legacy compatibility.
`ParameterIdentifierTuple`	`Impl!()`	Get, as a tuple, the identifiers of the parameters to a function symbol.
`Parameters`	`P`	Get, as a tuple, the types of the parameters to a function, a pointer to function, a delegate, a struct with an `opCall`, a pointer to a struct with an `opCall`, or a class with an `opCall`.
`ParameterStorageClassTuple`	`StorageClass!0`	Get tuple, one per function parameter, of the storage classes of the parameters.
`ParameterTypeTuple`	`Parameters`	Alternate name for `Parameters`, kept for legacy compatibility.
`PointerTarget`	`T`	Returns the target type of a pointer.
`Promoted`	`CopyTypeQualifiers!(T,typeof(T.init+T.init))`	Get the type that a scalar type `T` will promote to in multi-term arithmetic expressions.
`QualifierOf`	`ImmutableOf`	Gives a template that can be used to apply the same attributes that are on the given type `T`. E.g. passing `inout shared int` will return `SharedInoutOf`.
`RepresentationTypeTuple`	`staticMapMeta!(RepresentationTypeTupleImpl,FieldTypeTuple!T)`	Get the primitive types of the fields of a struct or class, in topological order.
`ReturnType`	`CRC.R`	Get the type of the return value from a function, a pointer to function, a delegate, a struct with an opCall, a pointer to a struct with an opCall, or a class with an `opCall`. Please note that ref is not part of a type, but the attribute of the function (see template `functionAttributes`).
`Select`	`Alias!(T[!condition])`	Aliases itself to `T[0]` if the boolean `condition` is `true` and to `T[1]` otherwise.
`SetFunctionAttributes`	`FunctionTypeOf!(SetFunctionAttributes!(T*,linkage,attrs))`	Constructs a new function or delegate type with the same basic signature as the given one, but different attributes (including linkage).
`SharedConstInoutOf`	`const(inout(shared(T)))`
`SharedConstOf`	`const(shared(T))`
`SharedInoutOf`	`inout(shared(T))`
`SharedOf`	`shared(T)`
`Signed`	`ModifyTypePreservingTQ!(Impl,OriginalType!T)`	Returns the corresponding signed type for T. T must be a numeric integral type, otherwise a compile-time error occurs.
`TemplateArgsOf`	`Args`	Returns a `AliasSeq` of the template arguments used to instantiate `T`.
`TemplateOf`	`Base`	Returns an alias to the template that `T` is an instance of. It will return `void` if a symbol without a template is given.
`TransitiveBaseTypeTuple`	`AliasSeq!(BaseClassesTuple!T,InterfacesTuple!T)`	Get a AliasSeq of all base classes of T, in decreasing order, followed by T's interfaces. TransitiveBaseTypeTuple!Object yields the empty type tuple.
`Unconst`	`CoreUnconst!T`	Removes `const`, `inout` and `immutable` qualifiers, if any, from type `T`.
`Unqual`	`CoreUnqual!T`	Removes all qualifiers, if any, from type `T`.
`Unsigned`	`ModifyTypePreservingTQ!(Impl,OriginalType!T)`
`ValueType`	`V`	Get the Value type of an Associative Array.

Authors

Walter Bright, Tomasz Stachowiak (isExpressions), Andrei Alexandrescu, Shin Fujishiro, Robert Clipsham, David Nadlinger, Kenji Hara, Shoichi Kato

License

Boost License 1.0.