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The following table presents compiler support for new C++ features. These include C++11, C++14, C++17, and later accepted revisions to the standard, as well as various technical specifications.

C++2a features

Note that this list may change, as the draft C++2a standard evolves.


C++2a feature

 
Paper(s)

 
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc
Concepts P0734R0 6
(TS only)


Default member initializers for bit-fields P0683R1 8 6


const&-qualified pointers to members P0704R1 8 6


Allow lambda-capture [=, this] P0409R2 8 6


__VA_OPT__ P0306R4 8 (partial)* 6


Designated initializers P0329R4 4.7 (partial)*
8
3.0 (partial)*


template-parameter-list for generic lambdas P0428R2 8


Initializer list constructors in class template argument deduction P0702R1 8 6


init-statements for range-based for P0614R1 9


Three-way comparison operator P0515R0


attribute [[no_unique_address]] P0840R2


attributes [[likely]] and [[unlikely]] P0479R5


typename optional P0634R2


Pack expansion in lambda init-capture P0780R2


Three-way comparison operator support <compare> P0515R3


std::endian P0463R1 8 7


Extending std::make_shared to support arrays P0674R1


Calender and timezone P0355R7


std::span P0122R7


Floating point atomic P0020R6


Synchronized buffered ostream P0053R7


constexpr for <algorithm> and <utility> P0202R3


More constexpr for <complex> P0415R1


std::remove_cvref P0550R2 6


String prefix and suffix checking P0457R2 6


Utility to convert a pointer to a raw pointer P0653R2 8 6
 

C++2a feature
 

Paper(s)
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc

C++17 features

C++17 feature

 
Paper(s)

 
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc
New auto rules for direct-list-initialization N3922 5 3.8 19.0 (2015)* 4.10.1 17.0 17.7
static_assert with no message N3928 6 2.5 19.10* 4.12 18.0 17.7
typename in a template template parameter N4051 5 3.5 19.0 (2015)* 4.10.1 17.0 17.7
Removing trigraphs N4086 5 3.5 16.0* 4.15
Nested namespace definition N4230 6 3.6 19.0 (Update 3)* 4.12 17.0 17.7
Attributes for namespaces and enumerators N4266 4.9 (namespaces) / 6 (enumerators) 3.6 19.0 (2015)* 4.11 17.0 17.7
u8 character literals N4267 6 3.6 19.0 (2015)* 4.11 17.0 17.7
Allow constant evaluation for all non-type template arguments N4268 6 3.6 19.12* 4.15
Fold Expressions N4295 6 3.6 19.12* 4.14 19.0
Remove Deprecated Use of the register Keyword P0001R1 7 3.8 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Remove Deprecated operator++(bool) P0002R1 7 3.8 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Removing Deprecated Exception Specifications from C++17 P0003R5 7 4 19.10* 4.14 19.0
Make exception specifications part of the type system P0012R1 7 4 19.12* 4.14 19.0
Aggregate initialization of classes with base classes P0017R1 7 3.9 19.14* 4.15
Lambda capture of *this P0018R3 7 3.9 19.11* 4.14 19.0
Using attribute namespaces without repetition P0028R4 7 3.9 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Dynamic memory allocation for over-aligned data P0035R4 7 4 19.12* 4.14
Unary fold expressions and empty parameter packs P0036R0 6 3.9 19.12* 4.14
__has_include in preprocessor conditionals P0061R1 5 Yes 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Template argument deduction for class templates P0091R3 7 5 19.14* 4.15
Non-type template parameters with auto type P0127R2 7 4 19.14*
Guaranteed copy elision P0135R1 7 4 19.13* 4.15
New specification for inheriting constructors (DR1941 et al) P0136R1 7 3.9 19.14*
Direct-list-initialization of enumerations P0138R2 7 3.9 19.11* 4.14 18.0
Stricter expression evaluation order P0145R3 7 4 19.14* 4.15
constexpr lambda expressions P0170R1 7 5 19.11* 4.14 19.0
Differing begin and end types in range-based for P0184R0 6 3.9 19.10* 4.12 18.0 17.7
[[fallthrough]] attribute P0188R1 7 3.9 19.10* 4.13 18.0 17.7
[[nodiscard]] attribute P0189R1 7 3.9 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Pack expansions in using-declarations P0195R2 7 4 19.14* 4.15
[[maybe_unused]] attribute P0212R1 7 3.9 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Structured Bindings P0217R3 7 4 19.11* 4.14 19.0
Hexadecimal floating-point literals P0245R1 3.0 Yes 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
Ignore unknown attributes P0283R2 Yes 3.9 19.11* 4.13 18.0 17.7
constexpr if statements P0292R2 7 3.9 19.11* 4.14 19.0
init-statements for if and switch P0305R1 7 3.9 19.11* 4.14 18.0
Inline variables P0386R2 7 3.9* 19.12* 4.14 19.0
DR: Matching of template template-arguments excludes compatible templates P0522R0 7 4 19.12* 4.15
std::uncaught_exceptions() N4259 6 3.7 19.0 (2015)* N/A
Improving std::pair and std::tuple N4387 6 4 19.0 (Update 2)* N/A N/A
std::shared_mutex (untimed) N4508 6 3.7 19.0 (Update 2)* N/A N/A
std::string_view N3921 7 4.0 19.10* N/A
Standardization of Parallelism TS P0024R2 19.14* N/A 18.0*
Elementary string conversions P0067R5 8 (partial) 19.14* (partial) N/A
Splicing Maps and Sets P0083R3 7 19.12* N/A
Hardware interference size P0154R1 19.11* N/A
std::filesystem P0218R1 8 19.14* N/A
std::byte P0298R3 7 5 19.11* N/A
 

C++17 feature
 

Paper(s)
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc

C++14 features

C++14 feature

 
Paper(s)

 
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc
Tweaked wording for contextual conversions N3323 4.9 3.4 18.0* 4.9 16.0 5.15 8.6 16.1
Binary literals N3472 4.3/4.9 2.9 19.0 (2015)* 4.10 11.0 5.14 8.6 2015
decltype(auto), Return type deduction for normal functions N3638 4.8/4.9 3.3/3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.9 15.0 5.15 8.6 16.1
Initialized/Generalized lambda captures (init-capture) N3648 4.5/4.9 3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.10 15.0 5.15 8.6 16.1
Generic (polymorphic) lambda expressions N3649 4.9 3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.10 16.0 5.15 8.6 16.1
Variable templates N3651 5 3.4 19.0 (Update 2)* 4.11 17.0 5.15 8.6 17.4
Extended constexpr N3652 5 3.4 19.10* 4.11 17.0 5.15 8.6 17.4
Member initializers and aggregates (NSDMI) N3653 5 3.3 19.10* 4.9 16.0 5.14 8.6 16.1
Clarifying memory allocation (avoiding/fusing allocations) N3664 N/A 3.4 N/A N/A N/A 8.6 17.4
Deprecated attribute N3760 4.9 3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.9 15.0*
16.0
5.14 8.6 16.1
Sized deallocation N3778 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.10.1 17.0 5.14 8.6 16.1
Single quote as digit separator N3781 4.9 3.4 19.0 (2015)* 4.10 16.0 5.14 8.6 2015
std::result_of and SFINAE N3462 5 Yes 19.0 (Update 2)* N/A N/A 5.15 Yes 8.6 N/A
constexpr for <complex> N3302 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
constexpr for <chrono> N3469 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
constexpr for <array> N3470 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
constexpr for <initializer_list>, <utility> and <tuple> N3471 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
Improved std::integral_constant N3545 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
User-defined literals for <chrono> and <string> N3642 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
Null forward iterators N3644 5* 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
std::quoted N3654 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
Heterogeneous associative lookup N3657 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
std::integer_sequence N3658 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
std::shared_timed_mutex N3659 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
std::exchange N3668 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
fixing constexpr member functions without const N3669 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
std::get<T>() N3670 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
Dual-Range std::equal, std::is_permutation, std::mismatch N3671 5 3.4 19.0 (2015)* N/A N/A 5.15 8.6
 

C++14 feature
 

Paper(s)
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc

C++11 features

C++11 feature

 
Paper(s)

 
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc
HP aCC
Digital Mars C++
alignas N2341 4.8 3.0 19.0 (2015)* 4.8 15.0 5.13 Yes 8.6 2015
alignof N2341 4.5 2.9 19.0 (2015)* 4.8 15.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
Atomic operations N2427 4.4 3.1 17.0* Yes 13.0 5.14 Yes 8.4 2015
auto N1984(v1.0) 4.4(v1.0) Yes 16.0* 4.1(v0.9) 11.0(v0.9)
12.0(v1.0)
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
C99 preprocessor N1653 4.3 Yes 19.0 (2015)* (partial - buggy variadic macros) 4.1 11.1 5.9 Yes 8.4 2015
constexpr N2235 4.6 3.1 19.0 (2015)* (partial) 4.6 13.0*
14.0
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
decltype v1.0: N2343

v1.1: N3276

4.3(v1.0)
4.8.1(v1.1)
2.9 16.0* 4.1(v1.0) 11.0(v1.0)
12.0(v1.1)
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25 8.52(v1.0)
Defaulted and deleted functions N2346 4.4 3.0 18.0* 4.1 12.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
Delegating constructors N1986 4.7 3.0 18.0* 4.7 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
Explicit conversion operators N2437 4.5 3.0 18.0* 4.4 13.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27
Extended friend declarations N1791 4.7 2.9 16.0* (partial) 4.1 11.1*
12.0
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
extern template N1987 3.3 Yes 12.0* 3.9 9.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
Forward enum declarations N2764 4.6 3.1 17.0* 4.5 11.1*
14.0
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
Inheriting constructors N2540 4.8 3.3 19.0 (2015)* 4.8 15.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
Initializer lists N2672 4.4 3.1 18.0* 4.5 13.0*
14.0
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
Lambda expressions v0.9: N2550

v1.0: N2658
v1.1: N2927

4.5(v1.1) 3.1 16.0*(v1.0)
17.0*(v1.1)
4.1(v1.1) 12.0(v1.1) 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
Local and unnamed types as template parameters N2657 4.5 2.9 16.0* 4.2 12.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
long long N1811 Yes Yes 14.0* Yes Yes Yes Yes 8.4 2015 Yes Yes
Inline namespaces N2535 4.4 2.9 19.0 (2015)* 4.5 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
New character types N2249 4.4 2.9 19.0 (2015)* 4.4 12.1*
14.0
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27 8.52
Trailing function return types N2541 4.4 2.9 16.0* 4.1 12.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27
nullptr N2431 4.6 2.9 16.0* 4.2 12.1 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27 8.52
Unicode string literals N2442 4.4 3.0 19.0 (2015)* 4.7 11.0* 5.7 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28 8.52
Raw string literals N2442 4.5 Yes 18.0* 4.7 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28 8.52
User-defined literals N2765 4.7 3.1 19.0 (2015)* 4.8 15.0 5.14 Yes 8.4 2015
Right angle brackets N1757 4.3 Yes 14.0* 4.1 11.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
Rvalue references v1.0: N2118

v2.0: N2844
v2.1: N2844+
v3.0: N3053

4.3(v1.0)
4.5(v2.1)
4.6(v3.0)
Yes 16.0*(v2.0)
17.0*(v2.1)
19.0 (2015)*(v3.0)
4.5(v3.0) 11.1(v1.0)
12.0(v2.0)
14.0(v3.0)
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
static_assert N1720 4.3 2.9 16.0* 4.1 11.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25 8.52
Strongly-typed enum N2347 4.4 2.9 17.0* 4.0 13.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
Template aliases N2258 4.7 3.0 18.0* 4.2 12.1 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27
Thread-local storage N2659 4.4*
4.8
3.3*
3.3
16.0* (partial)
19.0 (2015)*
4.8 11.1*
15.0*
5.9* Yes 8.4 2015 8.52*
Unrestricted unions N2544 4.6 3.0 19.0 (2015)* 4.6 14.0* 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
Type traits N1836 4.3 3.0 14.0* 4.0 10.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 6.16
Variadic templates v0.9: N2242

v1.0: N2555

4.3(v0.9)
4.4(v1.0)
2.9(v1.0) 18.0* 4.1(v0.9) 12.1(v1.0) 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27
Range-for loop N2930 4.6 3.0 17.0* 4.5 13.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
override and final v0.8: N2928

v0.9: N3206
v1.0: N3272

4.7 2.9 14.0* (partial)
17.0*
4.8(v1.0) 12.0(v0.8)
14.0(v1.0)
5.13 Yes 8.4 2015
Attributes N2761 4.8 3.3 19.0 (2015)* 4.2 12.1 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.27
ref-qualifiers N2439 4.8.1 2.9 19.0 (2015)* 4.7 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
Non-static data member initializers N2756 4.7 3.0 18.0* 4.6 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
Dynamic initialization and destruction with concurrency (magic statics) N2660 4.3 2.9 19.0 (2015)* Yes 11.1* 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.25
noexcept N3050 4.6 3.0 19.0 (2015)* 4.5 14.0 5.13 Yes 8.4 2015 A.06.28
dynamic pointer safety (GC interface) N2670 N/A
Money, Time, and hexfloat I/O manipulators Time: N2071

Money: N2072

5 3.8 19.0 (2015)* N/A 5.15
 

C++11 feature
 

Paper(s)
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XL C++
IBM Open XL C++ for AIX
IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*
Nvidia nvcc
HP aCC
Digital Mars C++

* - hover over the version number to see notes


References

Individual vendor compatibility checklists (these are more up-to-date than the table above)

  • GCC (Updated 2018-05)
  • Clang++ (Updated 2017-09)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio (updated 2018-05)
  • Intel C++ (Updated 2017-11)
  • Parallel STL (an implementation of the C++17 standard library algorithms with support for execution policies)
  • EDG (Updated 2017-09)
  • Oracle C++ (updated 2017-07)
  • Full C++14 support added in 5.15.
  • Oracle ships 4 implementations of the C++ standard library:
  • libCstd (RogueWave Standard Library version 2), predates C++98
  • stlport4 (STLport Standard Library version 4.5.3), predates C++03
  • stdcxx4 (Apache Standard Library version 4), predates C++11
  • libstdc++ (GCC runtime library, support for C++11 and C++14 depending on release)
  • IBM XL C++ (updated 2018-05)
  • IBM XL C++ for Linux
  • Core language support status: C++11 complete as of 13.1.6, C++14 partial in 16.1.0
  • IBM does not ship an implementation of C++ standard library for Linux (uses GNU libstdc++)
  • IBM XL C++ for AIX
  • HP aCC
  • Digital Mars C++
  • Embarcadero C++
  • Cray (updated 2018-01)
  • Portland Group (PGI) (updated 2016-07)
  • Release notes for 2016 claim C++14 support, except "generalized constexpr and constexpr member functions and implicit const, variable templates, clarifying memory allocation (merged allocation)"
  • Texas Instruments (updated 2018-05)
  • Analog Devices (updated 2018-05)