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

std::is_trivially_copyable is a UnaryTypeTrait.

If T is a trivially copyable type, provides the member constant value equal to true. For any other type, value is false.

If std::remove_all_extents_t<T> is an incomplete type and not (possibly cv-qualified) void, the behavior is undefined.

If the program adds specializations for std::is_trivially_copyable or std::is_trivially_copyable_v, the behavior is undefined.

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[edit]Template parameters

T - a type to check

[edit]Helper variable template

template<class T >
constexprbool is_trivially_copyable_v = is_trivially_copyable<T>::value;
(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value
[static]
true if T is a trivially copyable 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_typebool
typestd::integral_constant<bool, value>

[edit]Notes

Objects of trivially-copyable types that are not potentially-overlapping subobjects are the only C++ objects that may be safely copied with std::memcpy or serialized to/from binary files with std::ofstream::write() / std::ifstream::read().

[edit]Example

#include <type_traits>   struct A {int m;}; static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<A>==true);   struct B { B(B const&){}}; static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<B>==false);   struct C {virtualvoid foo();}; static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<C>==false);   struct D {int m;   D(D const&)=default;// -> trivially copyable D(int x): m(x +1){}}; static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v<D>==true);   int main(){}

[edit]Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 2015C++11 T could be an array of incomplete
class type with unknown bound
the behavior is
undefined in this case

[edit]See also

(C++11)(deprecated in C++26)
checks if a type is trivial
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