boost_1_45_0/libs/type_traits/doc/is_class.qbk

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

__std_ref 3.9.2 and 9.2.

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

__compat Without (some as yet unspecified) help from the compiler, 
we cannot distinguish between union and class types, as a result this type 
will erroneously inherit from __true_type for union types.  See also __is_union.  
Currently (May 2005) only Visual C++ 8 has the necessary compiler __intrinsics to
correctly identify union types, and therefore make is_class function correctly.

__examples

[:Given: `class MyClass;` then:]

[:`is_class<MyClass>` inherits from `__true_type`.]

[:`is_class<MyClass const>::type` is the type `__true_type`.]

[:`is_class<MyClass>::value` is an integral constant 
expression that evaluates to /true/.]

[:`is_class<MyClass&>::value` is an integral constant 
expression that evaluates to /false/.]

[:`is_class<MyClass*>::value` is an integral constant 
expression that evaluates to /false/.]

[:`is_class<T>::value_type` is the type `bool`.]

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