boost_1_45_0/libs/type_traits/doc/decay.qbk

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[section:decay decay]

   template <class T>
   struct decay
   {
      typedef __below type;
   };
  
__type Let `U` be the result of `remove_reference<T>::type`, then if `U` is
an array type, the result is `remove_extent<U>::type*`, otherwise if `U` is a 
function type then the result is `U*`, otherwise the result is `U`.

__std_ref 3.9.1.

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

[table Examples

[ [Expression] [Result Type]]

[[`decay<int[2][3]>::type`][`int[3]*`]]

[[`decay<int(&)[2]>::type`] [`int*`]]

[[`decay<int(&)(double)>::type`] [`int(*)(double)`]]

[[`int(*)(double`] [`int(*)(double)`]]
[[`int(double)`] [`int(*)(double)`]]

]

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