How do I check my template class is of a specific classtype?

Question

In my template-ized function, I\'m trying to check the type T is of a specific type. How would I do that?

p/s I knew the template specification way but I don\'t want

Answer 1

If you are using C++11 or later, std::is_same does exactly what you want:

template 
constexpr bool IsFloat() { return std::is_same::value; }

template 
void SomeMethodName() {
  if (IsFloat()) {
    ...
  }
}

http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/types/is_same