20 General utilities library [utilities]

20.5 Tuples [tuple]

20.5.2 Class template tuple [tuple.tuple]

20.5.2.6 Tuple helper classes [tuple.helper]

template <class T> struct tuple_size;

Remarks: All specializations of tuple_size<T> shall meet the UnaryTypeTrait requirements ([meta.rqmts]) with a BaseCharacteristic of integral_constant<size_t, N> for some N.

template <class... Types> class tuple_size<tuple<Types...>> : public integral_constant<size_t, sizeof...(Types)> { };

template <size_t I, class... Types> class tuple_element<I, tuple<Types...>> { public: using type = TI; };

Requires: I < sizeof...(Types). The program is ill-formed if I is out of bounds.

Type: TI is the type of the Ith element of Types, where indexing is zero-based.

template <class T> class tuple_size<const T>; template <class T> class tuple_size<volatile T>; template <class T> class tuple_size<const volatile T>;

Let TS denote tuple_size<T> of the cv-unqualified type T. If the expression TS::value is well-formed when treated as an unevaluated operand, then each of the three templates shall meet the UnaryTypeTrait requirements ([meta.rqmts]) with a BaseCharacteristic of

integral_constant<size_t, TS::value>

Otherwise, they shall have no member value.

Access checking is performed as if in a context unrelated to TS and T. Only the validity of the immediate context of the expression is considered. [ Note: The compilation of the expression can result in side effects such as the instantiation of class template specializations and function template specializations, the generation of implicitly-defined functions, and so on. Such side effects are not in the “immediate context” and can result in the program being ill-formed.  — end note ]

In addition to being available via inclusion of the <tuple> header, the three templates are available when either of the headers <array> or <utility> are included.

template <size_t I, class T> class tuple_element<I, const T>; template <size_t I, class T> class tuple_element<I, volatile T>; template <size_t I, class T> class tuple_element<I, const volatile T>;

Let TE denote tuple_element_t<I, T> of the cv-unqualified type T. Then each of the three templates shall meet the TransformationTrait requirements ([meta.rqmts]) with a member typedef type that names the following type:

  • for the first specialization, add_const_t<TE>,

  • for the second specialization, add_volatile_t<TE>, and

  • for the third specialization, add_cv_t<TE>.

In addition to being available via inclusion of the <tuple> header, the three templates are available when either of the headers <array> or <utility> are included.