std::is_unsigned

Defined in header `<type_traits>`
template< class T > struct is_unsigned;		(since C++11)

std::is_unsigned is a UnaryTypeTrait.

Checks whether T is an unsigned arithmetic type.

If std::is_arithmetic<T>::value is true, provides the member constant value equal to T(0) < T(-1).
Otherwise, provides the member constant value equal to false.

If the program adds specializations for std::is_unsigned or std::is_unsigned_v, the behavior is undefined.

Template parameters

a type to check

Helper variable template

template< class T >
constexpr bool is_unsigned_v = is_unsigned<T>::value;

(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value

[static]

true if T is an unsigned integral type, false otherwise
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator bool	converts the object to bool, returns `value` (public member function)
operator() (C++14)	returns `value` (public member function)

Member types

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

Possible implementation

namespace detail
{
    template<typename T,bool = std::is_arithmetic<T>::value>
    struct is_unsigned : std::integral_constant<bool, T(0) < T(-1)> {};
    
    template<typename T>
    struct is_unsigned<T,false> : std::false_type {};
} // namespace detail

template<typename T>
struct is_unsigned : detail::is_unsigned<T>::type {};

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>

class A {};
static_assert(std::is_unsigned_v<A> == false);

enum B : unsigned {};
static_assert(std::is_unsigned_v<B> == false);

enum class C : unsigned {};
static_assert(std::is_unsigned_v<C> == false);

struct S { unsigned p : 1; int q : 1; };
static_assert
(
    std::is_unsigned_v<decltype(S::p)> not_eq
    std::is_unsigned_v<decltype(S::q)>
);

static_assert
(
    std::is_unsigned_v<float> == false &&
    std::is_unsigned_v<signed int> == false &&
    std::is_unsigned_v<unsigned int> == true &&
    std::is_unsigned_v<bool> == true
);

int main() 
{
    // signedness of char is implementation-defined:
    std::cout << std::boolalpha << std::is_unsigned<char>::value << '\n';
}

Possible output:

false

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 2197	C++11	`value` could be `true` even if `T` is not an arithmetic type	can only be `false` in this case

is_signed (C++11)	checks if a type is a signed arithmetic type (class template)
is_signed [static]	identifies signed types (public static member constant of `std::numeric_limits<T>`)
is_arithmetic (C++11)	checks if a type is an arithmetic type (class template)
make_signed (C++11)	obtains the corresponding signed type for the given integral type (class template)
make_unsigned (C++11)	obtains the corresponding unsigned type for the given integral type (class template)
is_unsigned_type (C++26)	checks if reflection represents an unsigned arithmetic type (function)

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