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# std::add_pointer

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

Provides the member typedef `type` which is the type `T*`. If `T` is a reference type, then `type` is a pointer to the referred type.

### [edit] Member types

Name | Definition
`type` | pointer to `T` or to the type referenced by `T`

### [edit] Helper types

template< class T > using add_pointer_t = typename add_pointer<T>::type; |  | (since C++14)

### [edit] Possible implementation

    template< class T >
    struct add_pointer {
        typedef typename std::remove_reference<T>::type* type;
    };

### [edit] Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### [edit] See also

is_pointer (C++11) | checks if a type is a pointer type (class template) [edit]
remove_pointer (C++11) | removes pointer from the given type (class template) [edit]

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