20 General utilities library [utilities]

20.14 Class type_index [type.index]

20.14.2 type_index overview [type.index.overview]

namespace std {
  class type_index {
  public:
    type_index(const type_info& rhs) noexcept;
    bool operator==(const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    bool operator!=(const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    bool operator< (const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    bool operator<= (const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    bool operator> (const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    bool operator>= (const type_index& rhs) const noexcept;
    size_t hash_code() const noexcept;
    const char* name() const noexcept;
  private:
    const type_info* target;    // exposition only
    // Note that the use of a pointer here, rather than a reference,
    // means that the default copy/move constructor and assignment
    // operators will be provided and work as expected.
  };
}

The class type_index provides a simple wrapper for type_info which can be used as an index type in associative containers ([associative]) and in unordered associative containers ([unord]).