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is_base_of

template <class Base, class Derived>
struct is_base_of : public true_type-or-false_type {};

Inherits: If Base is base class of type Derived or if both types are the same class type then inherits from true_type, otherwise inherits from false_type.

This template will detect non-public base classes, and ambiguous base classes. It also detects indirect base classes - which is to say is_base_of<B, D> inherits from true_type if B is located anywhere in the inheritance tree of D.

Note that is_base_of<X,X> will inherit from true_type if X is a class type. This is a change in behaviour from Boost-1.39.0 in order to track the emerging C++0x standard.

Types Base and Derived must not be incomplete types.

C++ Standard Reference: 10.

Header: #include <boost/type_traits/is_base_of.hpp> or #include <boost/type_traits.hpp>

Compiler Compatibility: All current compilers are supported by this trait.

Examples:

Given: class Base{}; class Derived : public Base{};

is_base_of<Base, Derived> inherits from true_type.

is_base_of<Base, Derived>::type is the type true_type.

is_base_of<Base, Derived>::value is an integral constant expression that evaluates to true.

is_base_of<Base, Base>::value is an integral constant expression that evaluates to true: a class is regarded as it's own base.

is_base_of<T, T>::value_type is the type bool.


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