diff --git a/src/blackmisc/compare.h b/src/blackmisc/compare.h
index b93565edd..32584510b 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/compare.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/compare.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
             template <typename T> static bool baseEquals(const T *a, const T *b) { return *a == *b; }
             static bool baseEquals(const void *, const void *) { return true; }
+            static bool baseEquals(const CEmpty *, const CEmpty *) { return true; }
         };
 
         /*!
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
             template <typename T> static bool baseLess(const T *a, const T *b) { return *a < *b; }
             static bool baseLess(const void *, const void *) { return false; }
+            static bool baseLess(const CEmpty *, const CEmpty *) { return false; }
         };
 
         /*!
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             }
             template <typename T> static int baseCompare(const T *a, const T *b) { return compare(*a, *b); }
             static int baseCompare(const void *, const void *) { return 0; }
+            static int baseCompare(const CEmpty *, const CEmpty *) { return 0; }
         };
 
     } // Mixin
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/dbus.h b/src/blackmisc/dbus.h
index d59a34b36..f8cb9650c 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/dbus.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/dbus.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             template <typename T> static void baseUnmarshall(T *base, const QDBusArgument &arg) { base->unmarshallFromDbus(arg); }
             static void baseMarshall(const void *, QDBusArgument &) {}
             static void baseUnmarshall(void *, const QDBusArgument &) {}
+            static void baseMarshall(const CEmpty *, QDBusArgument &) {}
+            static void baseUnmarshall(CEmpty *, const QDBusArgument &) {}
         };
 
         /*!
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/dictionary.h b/src/blackmisc/dictionary.h
index 01492f485..695d029fe 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/dictionary.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/dictionary.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "iterator.h"
 #include "range.h"
 #include "containerbase.h"
+#include "typetraits.h"
 #include <QHash>
 #include <utility>
 #include <initializer_list>
@@ -27,29 +28,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     namespace Private
     {
         //! \cond PRIVATE
-
-        namespace ADL
-        {
-            struct NotFound {};
-            struct FromAny { template <class T> FromAny(const T &); };
-            NotFound operator <(const FromAny &, const FromAny &);
-            NotFound operator ==(const FromAny &, const FromAny &);
-            NotFound qHash(...);
-            using ::BlackMisc::qHash; // bring hidden name into scope
-
-            template <class Key>
-            constexpr static bool supportsQHash()
-            {
-                return ! std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<Key>() == std::declval<Key>()), NotFound>::value &&
-                       ! std::is_same<decltype(qHash(std::declval<Key>())), NotFound>::value;
-            };
-            template <class Key>
-            constexpr static bool supportsQMap()
-            {
-                return ! std::is_same<decltype(std::declval<Key>() < std::declval<Key>()), NotFound>::value;
-            };
-        }
-
         template <bool KeySupportsQHash /* = true */, bool KeySupportsQMap>
         struct AssociativityTraits
         {
@@ -75,7 +53,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
     //! Trait to select the appropriate default associative container type depending on what the key type supports
     template <typename K, typename V>
-    using DefaultAssociativeType = typename Private::AssociativityTraits<Private::ADL::supportsQHash<K>(), Private::ADL::supportsQMap<K>()>::template DefaultType<K, V>;
+    using DefaultAssociativeType = typename Private::AssociativityTraits<ModelsQHashKey<K>::value, ModelsQMapKey<K>::value>::template DefaultType<K, V>;
 
     //! Associative container with value semantics, chooses a sensible default implementation container type
     template<class Key, class Value, template <class...> class Impl = DefaultAssociativeType>
@@ -495,6 +473,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
             template <typename T> static uint baseHash(const T *base) { return qHash(*base); }
             static uint baseHash(const void *) { return 0; }
+            static uint baseHash(const CEmpty *) { return 0; }
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/inheritancetraits.h b/src/blackmisc/inheritancetraits.h
index 4ec97460a..e8eff4867 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/inheritancetraits.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/inheritancetraits.h
@@ -12,35 +12,36 @@
 #ifndef BLACKMISC_INHERITANCE_TRAITS_H
 #define BLACKMISC_INHERITANCE_TRAITS_H
 
+#include "typetraits.h"
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
-    class CEmpty;
+    class CPropertyIndex;
 
     /*!
      * If T has a member typedef base_type, this trait will obtain it, otherwise void.
      */
-    template <class T>
-    class BaseOf
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct BaseOf
     {
-        //template <typename U> static typename U::base_type *test(int);
-        template <typename U> static typename U::base_type *test(std::enable_if_t<! std::is_same<typename U::base_type, CEmpty>::value, int>);
-        template <typename U> static void *test(...);
-
-    public:
-        //! The declared base_type of T, or void if there is none.
-        using type = std::remove_pointer_t<decltype(test<T>(0))>;
+        using type = void; //!< void
     };
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct BaseOf<T, void_t<typename T::base_type>>
+    {
+        using type = typename T::base_type; //!< T::base_type
+    };
+    //! \endcond
 
     /*!
      * It T has a member typedef base_type which is a registered metatype, this trait will obtain it, otherwise void.
      */
     template <class T>
-    class MetaBaseOf
+    struct MetaBaseOf
     {
-    public:
         //! Type of T::base_type, or void if not declared.
         using type = std::conditional_t<QMetaTypeId<typename BaseOf<T>::type>::Defined, typename BaseOf<T>::type, void>;
     };
@@ -48,22 +49,18 @@ namespace BlackMisc
     /*!
      * If T has a member typedef base_type which has a member propertyByIndex, this trait will obtain it, otherwise void.
      */
-    template <class T>
-    class IndexBaseOf
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct IndexBaseOf
     {
-        // http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/More_C++_Idioms/Member_Detector
-        struct Empty {};
-        struct Fallback { int propertyByIndex; };
-        template <int Fallback:: *> struct int_t { using type = int; };
-        template <typename U> struct Derived : public Fallback, public std::conditional_t<std::is_void<U>::value, Empty, U> {};
-
-        template <typename U> static void test(typename int_t<&Derived<U>::propertyByIndex>::type);
-        template <typename U> static U test(...);
-
-    public:
-        //! Type of T::base_type, or void if not declared.
-        using type = decltype(test<typename BaseOf<T>::type>(0));
+        using type = void; //!< void
     };
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct IndexBaseOf<T, void_t<decltype(std::declval<typename T::base_type>().propertyByIndex(std::declval<CPropertyIndex>()))>>
+    {
+        using type = typename T::base_type; //!< T::base_type
+    };
+    //! \endcond
 
     /*!
      * Alias for typename BaseOf<T>::type.
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/json.h b/src/blackmisc/json.h
index 788fbe680..8992a6fa8 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/json.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/json.h
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             template <typename T> static void baseConvertFromJson(T *base, const QJsonObject &json) { base->convertFromJson(json); }
             static QJsonObject baseToJson(const void *) { return {}; }
             static void baseConvertFromJson(void *, const QJsonObject &) {}
+            static QJsonObject baseToJson(const CEmpty *) { return {}; }
+            static void baseConvertFromJson(CEmpty *, const QJsonObject &) {}
         };
 
         /*!
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/logcategorylist.h b/src/blackmisc/logcategorylist.h
index d772cb697..963f4a3a8 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/logcategorylist.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/logcategorylist.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "logcategory.h"
 #include "sequence.h"
 #include "collection.h"
+#include "typetraits.h"
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QThreadStorage>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -23,21 +24,6 @@
 
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
-    namespace Private
-    {
-        //! \private Trait to detect whether a class T has a member function called getLogCategories
-        template <class T> class HasGetLogCategories
-        {
-            struct Base { int getLogCategories; };
-            struct Derived : T, Base {};
-            template <typename U, U> struct TypeCheck {};
-            template <typename U> static std::false_type test(TypeCheck<decltype(&Base::getLogCategories), &U::getLogCategories> *);
-            template <typename U> static std::true_type test(...);
-        public:
-            using type = decltype(test<Derived>(nullptr));
-        };
-    }
-
     /*!
      * A sequence of log categories.
      */
@@ -117,7 +103,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             static QThreadStorage<CLogCategoryList> list;
             if (! list.hasLocalData())
             {
-                list.localData().appendCategoriesFromMemberFunction(tag<T>(), typename Private::HasGetLogCategories<T>::type());
+                list.localData().appendCategoriesFromMemberFunction(tag<T>(), HasGetLogCategories<T>());
                 list.localData().appendCategoriesFromMetaType(tag<T>(), std::integral_constant<bool, QMetaTypeId<T>::Defined>());
                 list.localData().appendCategoriesFromMetaObject(tag<T>(), std::is_base_of<QObject, T>());
                 if (list.localData().isEmpty()) { list.localData().push_back(CLogCategory::uncategorized()); }
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
index c66c980dc..ec4971190 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/statusmessage.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "propertyindex.h"
 #include "logcategorylist.h"
 #include "timestampbased.h"
+#include "typetraits.h"
 #include <QReadWriteLock>
 
 namespace BlackMisc
@@ -29,25 +30,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
         BLACKMISC_EXPORT QString arg(const QString &format, const QStringList &args);
     }
 
-    /*!
-     * Trait to detect whether T contains a member toQString.
-     */
-    template <typename T>
-    class HasToQString
-    {
-        // http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/More_C++_Idioms/Member_Detector
-        struct Fallback { int toQString; };
-        template <int Fallback:: *> struct int_t { using type = int; };
-        template <typename U, bool = std::is_class<U>::value> struct Derived : public U, public Fallback {};
-        template <typename U> struct Derived<U, false> : public Fallback {};
-        template <typename U> static char test(typename int_t<&Derived<U>::toQString>::type);
-        template <typename U> static int test(...);
-
-    public:
-        //! True if T contains a member toQString.
-        static const bool value = sizeof(test<T>(0)) > 1;
-    };
-
     /*!
      * Status severities
      */
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/typetraits.h b/src/blackmisc/typetraits.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aac5a10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/typetraits.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2016
+ * swift Project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_TYPETRAITS_H
+#define BLACKMISC_TYPETRAITS_H
+
+#if defined(Q_CC_CLANG) || (defined(Q_CC_GNU) && __GNUC__ >= 5)
+#define BLACK_HAS_FIXED_CWG1558
+#endif
+
+namespace BlackMisc
+{
+
+    //! \cond PRIVATE
+#ifdef BLACK_HAS_FIXED_CWG1558
+    // Own implementation of C++17 std::void_t, simple variadic alias
+    // template which is always void. Useful for expression SFINAE.
+    template <typename...>
+    using void_t = void;
+#else // Work around defect in the C++ standard
+    namespace Private
+    {
+        template <typename...>
+        struct make_void { using type = void; };
+    }
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    using void_t = typename Private::make_void<Ts...>::type;
+#endif
+    //! \endcond
+
+    /*!
+     * Trait to detect whether T contains a member function toQString.
+     */
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct HasToQString : public std::false_type {};
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct HasToQString<T, void_t<decltype(std::declval<T>().toQString())>> : public std::true_type {};
+    //! \endcond
+
+    /*!
+     * Trait to detect whether a class T has a static member function named getLogCategories.
+     */
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct HasGetLogCategories : public std::false_type {};
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct HasGetLogCategories<T, void_t<decltype(T::getLogCategories())>> : public std::true_type {};
+    //! \endcond
+
+    /*!
+     * Trait to detect whether a class T can be used as a key in a QHash.
+     */
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct ModelsQHashKey : public std::false_type {};
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct ModelsQHashKey<T, void_t<decltype(std::declval<T>() == std::declval<T>(), qHash(std::declval<T>()))>> : public std::true_type {};
+    //! \endcond
+
+    /*!
+     * Trait to detect whether a class T can be used as a key in a QMap.
+     */
+    template <typename T, typename = void_t<>>
+    struct ModelsQMapKey : public std::false_type {};
+    //! \cond
+    template <typename T>
+    struct ModelsQMapKey<T, void_t<decltype(std::declval<T>() < std::declval<T>())>> : public std::true_type {};
+    //! \endcond
+
+}
+
+#endif