std:: has_virtual_destructor

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

std::has_virtual_destructor is a UnaryTypeTrait .

If T is a type with a virtual destructor, the base characteristic is std::true_type . For any other type, the base characteristic is std::false_type .

If T is an incomplete non-union class type, the behavior is undefined.

If the program adds specializations for std::has_virtual_destructor or std::has_virtual_destructor_v , the behavior is undefined.

Template parameters

T - a type to check

Helper variable template

template < class T >
constexpr bool has_virtual_destructor_v = has_virtual_destructor < T > :: value ;
(since C++17)

Inherited from std:: integral_constant

Member constants

value
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true if T has a virtual destructor, false otherwise
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operator bool
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Member types

Type Definition
value_type bool
type std:: integral_constant < bool , value >

Notes

If a class C has a public virtual destructor, it can be derived from, and the derived object can be safely deleted through a pointer to the base object ( GotW #18 ). In this case, std:: is_polymorphic < C > :: value is true .

Example

Run this code 
#include <type_traits>
 
struct S {};
static_assert(!std::has_virtual_destructor_v<S>);
 
struct B { virtual ~B() {} };
static_assert(std::has_virtual_destructor_v<B>);
 
struct D : B { ~D() {} };
static_assert(std::has_virtual_destructor_v<D>);
 
int main()
{
    B* pd = new D;
    delete pd;
}

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 2015 C++11 the behavior was undefined if
T is an incomplete union type 		the base characteristic is
std::false_type in this case

See also

(C++11) (C++11) (C++11)
checks if a type has a non-deleted destructor
(class template)
(C++11)
checks if a type is a polymorphic class type
(class template)
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