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### is_function

    template <class T>
    struct is_function : public true_type-or-false_type {};

Inherits: If T is a (possibly cv-qualified) function type then inherits from true_type, otherwise inherits from false_type. Note that this template does not detect pointers to functions, or references to functions, these are detected by is_pointer and is_reference respectively:

    typedef int f1();      // f1 is of function type.
    typedef int (*f2)();   // f2 is a pointer to a function.
    typedef int (&f3)();   // f3 is a reference to a function.

C++ Standard Reference: 3.9.2p1 and 8.3.5.

Header: `#include <boost/type_traits/is_function.hpp>` or `#include <boost/type_traits.hpp>`

Examples:

> `is_function<int (void)>` inherits from `true_type`.

> `is_function<long (double, int)>::type` is the type `true_type`.

> `is_function<long (double, int)>::value` is an integral constant expression that evaluates to true.

> `is_function<long (*)(double, int)>::value` is an integral constant expression that evaluates to false: the argument in this case is a pointer type, not a function type.

> `is_function<long (&)(double, int)>::value` is an integral constant expression that evaluates to false: the argument in this case is a reference to a function, not a function type.

> `is_function<long (MyClass::*)(double, int)>::value` is an integral constant expression that evaluates to false: the argument in this case is a pointer to a member function.

> `is_function<T>::value_type` is the type `bool`.

| Tip

Don't confuse function-types with pointers to functions:

`typedef int f(double);`

defines a function type,

`f foo;`

declares a prototype for a function of type `f`,

`f* pf = foo;`

`f& fr = foo;`

declares a pointer and a reference to the function `foo`.

If you want to detect whether some type is a pointer-to-function then use:

`is_function<remove_pointer<T>::type>::value && is_pointer<T>::value`

or for pointers to member functions you can just use is_member_function_pointer directly.