A noteworthy approach is partial specialization of the surrounding class template.
template <typename T,
bool = std::is_copy_constructible<T>::value>
struct Foo
{
T t;
Foo() { /* ... */ }
Foo(Foo const& other) : t(other.t) { /* ... */ }
};
template <typename T>
struct Foo<T, false> : Foo<T, true>
{
using Foo<T, true>::Foo;
// Now delete the copy constructor for this specialization:
Foo(Foo const&) = delete;
// These definitions adapt to what is provided in Foo<T, true>:
Foo(Foo&&) = default;
Foo& operator=(Foo&&) = default;
Foo& operator=(Foo const&) = default;
};
This way the trait is_copy_constructible
is satisfied exactly where T
is_copy_constructible
.