<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <title>Class any</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../doc/src/boostbook.css" type="text/css"> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> <link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Boost C++ Libraries BoostBook Documentation Subset"> <link rel="up" href="../any/reference.html#header.boost.any_hpp" title="Header <boost/any.hpp>"> <link rel="prev" href="bad_any_cast.html" title="Class bad_any_cast"> <link rel="next" href="any_cast.html" title="Function any_cast"> </head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> <table cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr> <td valign="top"><img alt="Boost C++ Libraries" width="277" height="86" src="../../../boost.png"></td> <td align="center"><a href="../../../index.html">Home</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="../../../libs/libraries.htm">Libraries</a></td> <td align="center"><a 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requirements">ValueType</a> requirements.</p> </div> <h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2> <div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: <<a class="link" href="../any/reference.html#header.boost.any_hpp" title="Header <boost/any.hpp>">boost/any.hpp</a>> </span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="any.html#boost.anyconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425537-bb"><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425549-bb"><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425591-bb"><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425645-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425696-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425632-bb"><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="any.html#id425743-bb">modifiers</a></span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425747-bb"><span class="identifier">swap</span></a><span class="special">(</span><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="any.html#id425790-bb">queries</a></span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425794-bb"><span class="identifier">empty</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> std::type_info <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id425819-bb"><span class="identifier">type</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div> <div class="refsect1"> <a name="id1011731"></a><h2>Description</h2> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="id1011735"></a><h3> <a name="boost.anyconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> public construct/copy/destruct</h3> <div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><a name="id425537-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody><tr> <td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td> <td><code class="computeroutput">this-><a class="link" href="any.html#id425794-bb">empty</a>()</code></td> </tr></tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><a name="id425549-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> other<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td> Copy constructor that copies content of <code class="computeroutput">other</code> into new instance, so that any content is equivalent in both type and value to the content of <code class="computeroutput">other</code>, or empty if <code class="computeroutput">other</code> is empty. </td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td>May fail with a <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code> exception or any exceptions arising from the copy constructor of the contained type.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a name="id425591-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&</span> value<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td>Makes a copy of <code class="computeroutput">value</code>, so that the initial content of the new instance is equivalent in both type and value to <code class="computeroutput">value</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td> <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code> or any exceptions arising from the copy constructor of the contained type.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id425645-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td>Copies content of <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code> into current instance, discarding previous content, so that the new content is equivalent in both type and value to the content of <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>, or empty if <code class="computeroutput">rhs.<a class="link" href="any.html#id425794-bb">empty</a>()</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td> <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code> or any exceptions arising from the copy constructor of the contained type. Assignment satisfies the strong guarantee of exception safety.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id425696-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td>Makes a copy of <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>, discarding previous content, so that the new content of is equivalent in both type and value to <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td> <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code> or any exceptions arising from the copy constructor of the contained type. Assignment satisfies the strong guarantee of exception safety.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><a name="id425632-bb"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td>Releases any and all resources used in management of instance.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td>Nothing.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="id1012297"></a><h3> <a name="id425743-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> modifiers</h3> <div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id425747-bb"></a><span class="identifier">swap</span><span class="special">(</span><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td> <td>Exchange of the contents of <code class="computeroutput">*this</code> and <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> <td><code class="computeroutput">*this</code></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td>Nothing.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li></ol></div> </div> <div class="refsect2"> <a name="id1012410"></a><h3> <a name="id425790-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> queries</h3> <div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <a name="id425794-bb"></a><span class="identifier">empty</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> <td> <code class="computeroutput">true</code> if instance is empty, otherwise <code class="computeroutput">false</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> <td>Will not throw.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> <li class="listitem"> <pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">const</span> std::type_info <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id425819-bb"></a><span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre> <div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> <col align="left" valign="top"> <tbody> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> <td>the <code class="computeroutput">typeid</code> of the contained value if instance is non-empty, otherwise <code class="computeroutput">typeid(void)</code>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><span class="term">Notes:</span></p></td> <td>Useful for querying against types known either at compile time or only at runtime.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </li> </ol></div> </div> </div> </div> <table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> <td align="left"></td> <td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer">Copyright © 2001 Kevlin Henney<p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 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