[#bsl-remove_const-07]
= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::remove_const
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Metafunction removing a top‐level `const` qualifier from a type.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslmf_removeconst.h>`

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template<class t_TYPE>
struct remove_const;
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== Description

This `struct` template implements the `remove_const` meta‐function defined in the C++11 standard [meta.trans.cv], providing an alias, `type`, that returns the result. `type` has the same type as the (template parameter) `t_TYPE` except that any top‐level `const`‐qualifier has been removed. Note that this generic default template provides a `type` that is an alias to `t_TYPE` for when `t_TYPE` is not `const`‐qualified. A template specialization is provided (below) that removes the `const`‐qualifier for when `t_TYPE` is `const`‐qualified.

== Type Aliases

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|===
| Name| Description
| xref:bsl/remove_const-07/type.adoc[`type`] 
| This `typedef` is an alias to the (template parameter) `t_TYPE`.
|===


== Specializations

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|===
| Name| Description
| xref:bsl/remove_const-02.adoc[`remove_const<t_TYPE const>`] 
| Partial specialization of `bsl::remove_const` for `const`‐qualified types.
|===



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