std::experimental::any_cast

 

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experimental::optional

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experimental::default_searcherexperimental::make_default_searcher

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std::experimental::any

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any::any

any::operator=

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any::clear

any::swap

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any::empty

any::type

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swap(std::experimental::any)

any_cast

 

template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(const any& operand);	(1)	(library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(any& operand);	(2)	(library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType any_cast(any&& operand);	(3)	(library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> const ValueType* any_cast(const any* operand) noexcept;	(4)	(library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType> ValueType* any_cast(any* operand) noexcept;	(5)	(library fundamentals TS)

Performs type-safe access to the contained object.

For (1-3), the program is ill-formed if ValueType is not a reference and std::is_copy_constructible<ValueType>::value is false.

Parameters

operand

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target any object

Return value

1) Returns *any_cast<std::add_const_t<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>>(&operand).

2,3) Returns *any_cast<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>(&operand).

4,5) If operand is not a null pointer, and the typeid of the requested ValueType matches that of the contents of operand, a pointer to the value contained by operand, otherwise a null pointer.

Exceptions

1-3) Throws bad_any_cast if the typeid of the requested ValueType does not match that of the contents of operand.