# C++ named requirements: PODType (deprecated in C++20)

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Specifies that the type is POD (Plain Old Data) type. This means the type is compatible with the types used in the C programming language, that is, can be exchanged with C libraries directly, in its binary form.

Note: the standard doesn't define a named requirement with this name. This is a type category defined by the core language. It is included here as a named requirement only for consistency.

This type requirement is deprecated in the C++ standard. All of its uses have been replaced by the more refined type requirements, such as TrivialType, ScalarType, or StandardLayoutType. | (since C++20)

### Requirements

The following types are collectively called POD types:

- scalar types
- POD classes
- arrays of such types
- cv-qualified versions of these types

### See also

is_pod (C++11)(deprecated in C++20) | checks if a type is a plain-old data (POD) type (class template)
is_scalar (C++11) | checks if a type is a scalar type (class template)
is_trivial (C++11)(deprecated in C++26) | checks if a type is trivial (class template)
is_standard_layout (C++11) | checks if a type is a standard-layout type (class template)

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