std::variant_size, std::variant_size_v

 

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std::variant

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variant::variant

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variant::index

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variant::emplace

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variant::visit (C++26)

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visit

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operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>=operator<=> (C++20)

swap(std::variant)

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monostate

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variant_npos

 

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 > inline 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

Run this code

#include <any>
#include <cstdio>
#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()
{
    std::puts("All static assertions passed.");
}

Output:

All static assertions passed.

See also

variant_alternativevariant_alternative_t (C++17)	obtains the type of the alternative specified by its index, at compile time (class template) (alias template)
std::tuple_size<std::tuple> (C++11)	obtains the size of a tuple (class template specialization)