msvc_detection_idiom.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <cassert>
#include <type_traits>

struct nonesuch {
    nonesuch() = delete;
    ~nonesuch() = delete;
    nonesuch(nonesuch const&) = delete;
    void operator=(nonesuch const&) = delete;
};

namespace detail {
template <class Default, class AlwaysVoid,
          template<class...> class Op, class... Args>
struct detector {
  using value_t = std::false_type;
  using type = Default;
};
 
template <class Default, template<class...> class Op, class... Args>
struct detector<Default, std::void_t<Op<Args...>>, Op, Args...> {
  // Note that std::void_t is a C++17 feature
  using value_t = std::true_type;
  using type = Op<Args...>;
};
 
} // namespace detail
 
template <template<class...> class Op, class... Args>
using is_detected = typename detail::detector<nonesuch, void, Op, Args...>::value_t;
 
template <template<class...> class Op, class... Args>
using detected_t = typename detail::detector<nonesuch, void, Op, Args...>::type;
 
template <class Default, template<class...> class Op, class... Args>
using detected_or = detail::detector<Default, void, Op, Args...>;

struct Foo { /* ... */ };

template <class T>
using convertible_to_string = decltype(std::string{std::declval<T>()});

static_assert((is_detected<convertible_to_string, Foo>::value), "");