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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class any</span></h2>
<p>boost::any — A class whose instances can hold instances of any
type that satisfies <a class="link" href="../any/reference.html#any.ValueType" title="ValueType requirements">ValueType</a>
requirements.</p>
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<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>>
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<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#idm45507155405744-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#idm45507159177040-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>
<a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507159171728-bb"><span class="identifier">any</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="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507159166176-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>
<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#idm45507155457136-bb"><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</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#idm45507155449872-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>
<a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507155443376-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</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="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#idm45507155436000-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>
<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#idm45507155429904-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507155451440-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#idm45507162636592-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#idm45507162636032-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#idm45507162630240-bb">queries</a></span>
<span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507162629680-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#idm45507162626368-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>
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<a name="idm45555445755120"></a><h2>Description</h2>
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<a name="idm45555445754704"></a><h3>
<a name="boost.anyconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code>
public
construct/copy/destruct</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm45507155405744-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td>
<td><code class="computeroutput">this-><a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507162629680-bb">empty</a>()</code></td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm45507159177040-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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm45507159171728-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</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>
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<td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td>
<td> Move constructor that moves content of
<code class="computeroutput">other</code> into new instance and leaves <code class="computeroutput">other</code>
empty. </td>
</tr>
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<td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td>
<td><code class="computeroutput">other-><a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507162629680-bb">empty</a>()</code></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>Nothing.</td>
</tr>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a name="idm45507159166176-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>
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<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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">></span> <a name="idm45507155457136-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&&</span> value<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<td>Forwards <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> before the forward.</td>
</tr>
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<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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="idm45507155449872-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>
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<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#idm45507162629680-bb">empty</a>()</code>.</td>
</tr>
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<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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="idm45507155443376-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</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>
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<td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td>
<td>Moves 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> before move, or empty if
<code class="computeroutput">rhs.<a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507162629680-bb">empty</a>()</code>.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">Postconditions:</span></p></td>
<td><code class="computeroutput">rhs-><a class="link" href="any.html#idm45507162629680-bb">empty</a>()</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>Nothing.</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="idm45507155436000-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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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="idm45507155429904-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<td>Forwards <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> before forward.</td>
</tr>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>
<code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code>
or any exceptions arising from the move or copy constructor of the
contained type. Assignment satisfies the strong guarantee
of exception safety.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm45507155451440-bb"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<td><p><span class="term">Effects:</span></p></td>
<td>Releases any and all resources used in
management of instance.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>Nothing.</td>
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<a name="idm45555445636416"></a><h3>
<a name="idm45507162636592-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="idm45507162636032-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>
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<td>Exchange of the contents of
<code class="computeroutput">*this</code> and
<code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>.</td>
</tr>
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<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>
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<div class="refsect2">
<a name="idm45555445622896"></a><h3>
<a name="idm45507162630240-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> queries</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <a name="idm45507162629680-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>
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<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>Nothing.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</li>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">const</span> std::type_info <span class="special">&</span> <a name="idm45507162626368-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>
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<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>
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<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>
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