std:: variant_size, std:: variant_size_v

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Utilities library
General utilities
Relational operators (deprecated in C++20)
Defined in header <variant>
template < class T >
struct variant_size ; /* undefined */
(1) (since C++17)
template < class ... Types >

struct variant_size < std:: variant < Types... >>

: std:: integral_constant < std:: size_t , sizeof... ( Types ) > { } ;
(2) (since C++17)
template < class T >
class variant_size < const T > ;
(3) (since C++17)
template < class T >
class variant_size < volatile T > ;
(4) (since C++17)
(deprecated in C++20)
template < class T >
class variant_size < const volatile T > ;
(5) (since C++17)
(deprecated in C++20)

Provides access to the number of alternatives in a possibly cv-qualified variant as a compile-time constant expression.

Formally,

2) meets the UnaryTypeTrait requirements with a base characteristic of std:: integral_constant < std:: size_t , sizeof... ( Types ) >
3-5) meets the UnaryTypeTrait requirements with a base characteristic of std:: integral_constant < std:: size_t , std :: variant_size < T > :: value >

Helper variable template

template < class T >
constexpr std:: size_t variant_size_v = std :: variant_size < T > :: value ;
(since C++17)

Inherited from std:: integral_constant

Member constants

value
[static]
sizeof...(Types)
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator std::size_t
converts the object to std:: size_t , returns value
(public member function)
operator()
(C++14)
returns value
(public member function)

Member types

Type Definition
value_type std:: size_t
type std:: integral_constant < std:: size_t , value >

Notes

All specializations of std::variant_size satisfy UnaryTypeTrait with base characteristic std:: integral_constant < std:: size_t , N > for some N .

Example

#include <any>
#include <variant>
 
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<>> == 0);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<int>> == 1);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<int, int>> == 2);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<int, int, int>> == 3);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<int, float, double>> == 3);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<std::monostate, void>> == 2);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<const int, const float>> == 2);
static_assert(std::variant_size_v<std::variant<std::variant<std::any>>> == 1);
 
int main() {}

See also

obtains the type of the alternative specified by its index, at compile time
(class template) (alias template)
obtains the size of

a tuple
(class template specialization)