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Asked: 2026-05-25T10:45:59+00:00

By using type traits, I can find out whether a type is integral or

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By using type traits, I can find out whether a type is integral or a pointer (and more). Is it also possible to find out whether the pointer being passed is that of an integral data type (int, float, char) and not an object?

EDIT: In addition to Armen’s answer, if anybody is using the LOKI library instead of Boost, the functionality of remove pointer is similar to TypeTraits::PointeeType

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    boost::is_pointer<T>::value &&
boost::is_integral<boost::remove_pointer<T>::type>::value

    Btw float is not integral. You probably need is_arithmetic

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