23 General utilities library [utilities]

23.6 Optional objects [optional]

23.6.4 No-value state indicator [optional.nullopt]

struct nullopt_t{see below}; inline constexpr nullopt_t nullopt(unspecified);

The struct nullopt_­t is an empty structure type used as a unique type to indicate the state of not containing a value for optional objects. In particular, optional<T> has a constructor with nullopt_­t as a single argument; this indicates that an optional object not containing a value shall be constructed.

Type nullopt_­t shall not have a default constructor or an initializer-list constructor, and shall not be an aggregate.