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# std::is_copy_constructible, std::is_trivially_copy_constructible, std::is_nothrow_copy_constructible

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Defined in header `<type_traits>` |  |
template< class T > struct is_copy_constructible; | (1) | (since C++11)
template< class T > struct is_trivially_copy_constructible; | (2) | (since C++11)
template< class T > struct is_nothrow_copy_constructible; | (3) | (since C++11)

1) Checks whether a type is `CopyConstructible`, i.e. can be constructed from a `const T&` argument. If the requirement is met, a member constant `value` equal true is provided, otherwise `value` is false.

2) Same as (1), but the copy constructor expression does not call any operation that is not trivial.

3) Same as (1), but the copy constructor expression is noexcept.

## Inherited from std::integral_constant

### Member constants

value [static] | true if `T` is copy-constructible , false otherwise (public static member constant)

### Member functions

operator bool | converts the object to bool, returns `value` (public member function)

### Member types

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

### [edit] Possible implementation

    template<class T>
    struct is_copy_constructible :
        std::is_constructible<T, const typename std::add_lvalue_reference<T>::type> {};

    template<class T>
    struct is_trivially_copy_constructible :
        std::is_trivially_constructible<T, const typename std::add_lvalue_reference<T>::type> {};

    template<class T>
    struct is_nothrow_copy_constructible :
        std::is_nothrow_constructible<T, const typename std::add_lvalue_reference<T>::type> {};

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <type_traits>

    struct Ex1 {
        std::string str; // member has a non-trivial copy ctor
    };
    struct Ex2 {
        int n;
        Ex2(const Ex2&) = default; // trivial and non-throwing
    };

    int main() {
        std::cout << std::boolalpha << "Ex1 is copy-constructible? "
                  << std::is_copy_constructible<Ex1>::value << '\n'
                  << "Ex1 is trivially copy-constructible? "
                  << std::is_trivially_copy_constructible<Ex1>::value << '\n'
                  << "Ex2 is trivially copy-constructible? "
                  << std::is_trivially_copy_constructible<Ex2>::value << '\n'
                  << "Ex2 is nothrow copy-constructible? "
                  << std::is_nothrow_copy_constructible<Ex2>::value << '\n';
    }

Output:

    Ex1 is copy-constructible? true
    Ex1 is trivially copy-constructible? false
    Ex2 is trivially copy-constructible? true
    Ex2 is nothrow copy-constructible? true

### [edit] See also

is_constructibleis_trivially_constructibleis_nothrow_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11) | checks if a type has a constructor for specific arguments (class template) [edit]
is_default_constructibleis_trivially_default_constructibleis_nothrow_default_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11) | checks if a type has a default constructor (class template) [edit]
is_move_constructibleis_trivially_move_constructibleis_nothrow_move_constructible (C++11)(C++11)(C++11) | checks if a type has a move constructor (class template) [edit]

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