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template< bool B, class T, class F > struct conditional;

(since C++11)

Provides member typedef type, which is defined as T if B is true at compile time, or as F if B is false.

If the program adds specializations for std::conditional, the behavior is undefined.

Member types

Member type Definition
type T if B == true, F if B == false

Helper types

template< bool B, class T, class F > using conditional_t = typename conditional<B,T,F>::type;

(since C++14)

Possible implementation

template<bool B, class T, class F>
struct conditional { using type = T; };

template<class T, class F>
struct conditional<false, T, F> { using type = F; };

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
#include <typeinfo>

int main() 
{
    using Type1 = std::conditional<true, int, double>::type;
    using Type2 = std::conditional<false, int, double>::type;
    using Type3 = std::conditional<sizeof(int) >= sizeof(double), int, double>::type;
   
    std::cout << typeid(Type1).name() << '\n';
    std::cout << typeid(Type2).name() << '\n';
    std::cout << typeid(Type3).name() << '\n';
}

Possible output:

See also

conditionally removes a function overload or template specialization from overload resolution
(class template) [edit]