Template type check C++

Question

I have a template function which takes in objects. I need to determine whether the object is derived from a particular base class. If it is derived from the base class, I ne

Answer 1

A true template specialization would be even better :)

class A {
public:
    char c;
};

template  void foo(const T & t)
{
    std::cout << "this is generic.";
}

template <> void foo(const A & a)
{
    std::cout << "this is specialized.";
}

int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
    foo(A());

    foo(int());
}