boost/libs/type_traits/doc/has_virtual_destructor.qbk

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[section:has_virtual_destructor has_virtual_destructor]
   template <class T>
   struct has_virtual_destructor : public __tof {};
  
__inherit If T is a (possibly cv-qualified) type with a virtual destructor
then inherits from __true_type, otherwise inherits from __false_type.

__compat This trait is provided for completeness, since it's part of the
Technical Report on C++ Library Extensions.  However, there is currently no 
way to portably implement this trait.  The default version provided 
always inherits from __false_type, and has to be explicitly specialized for 
types with virtual destructors unless the compiler used has compiler __intrinsics
that enable the trait to do the right thing: 
Currently (May 2011) compilers more recent than Visual C++ 8, GCC-4.3, Greenhills 6.0, 
Intel-11.0, and Codegear have the necessary compiler __intrinsics to ensure that this 
trait "just works".  You may also test to see if the necessary __intrinsics are available 
by checking to see if the macro `BOOST_HAS_VIRTUAL_DESTRUCTOR` is defined.


__std_ref 12.4.

__header ` #include <boost/type_traits/has_virtual_destructor.hpp>` or ` #include <boost/type_traits.hpp>`

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