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+<div class="refnamediv"> +<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Function get</span></h2> +<p>boost::get — Retrieves a value of a specified type from a given + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a></code>.</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="../variant/reference.html#header.boost.variant.get_hpp" title="Header <boost/variant/get.hpp>">boost/variant/get.hpp</a>> + +</span> +<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> U<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T1<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T2<span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> TN<span class="special">></span> + <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">TN</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="special">*</span> operand<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> +<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> U<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T1<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T2<span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> TN<span class="special">></span> + <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">TN</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="special">*</span> operand<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> +<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> U<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T1<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T2<span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> TN<span class="special">></span> + <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">TN</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="special">&</span> operand<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span> +<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> U<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T1<span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> T2<span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> TN<span class="special">></span> + <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">U</span> <span class="special">&</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">T2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">...</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">TN</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="special">&</span> operand<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div> +<div class="refsect1"> +<a name="id3808975"></a><h2>Description</h2> +<p>The <code class="computeroutput">get</code> function allows run-time checked, + type-safe retrieval of the content of the given + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a></code>. The function succeeds + only if the content is of the specified type <code class="computeroutput">U</code>, with + failure indicated as described below.</p> +<p><span class="bold"><strong>Warning</strong></span>: After either + <code class="computeroutput">operand</code> or its content is destroyed (e.g., when the + given <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a></code> is assigned a + value of different type), the returned reference is invalidated. + Thus, significant care and caution must be extended when handling + the returned reference.</p> +<div class="variablelist"><table border="0"> +<col align="left" valign="top"> +<tbody> +<tr> +<td><p><span class="term">Notes:</span></p></td> +<td>As part of its guarantee of type-safety, <code class="computeroutput">get</code> + enforces <code class="computeroutput">const</code>-correctness. Thus, the specified type + <code class="computeroutput">U</code> must be <code class="computeroutput">const</code>-qualified whenever + <code class="computeroutput">operand</code> or its content is likewise + <code class="computeroutput">const</code>-qualified. The converse, however, is not required: + that is, the specified type <code class="computeroutput">U</code> may be + <code class="computeroutput">const</code>-qualified even when <code class="computeroutput">operand</code> and its + content are not.</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td> +<td>If passed a pointer, <code class="computeroutput">get</code> returns a pointer to + the value content if it is of the specified type <code class="computeroutput">U</code>; + otherwise, a null pointer is returned. If passed a reference, + <code class="computeroutput">get</code> returns a reference to the value content if it is of + the specified type <code class="computeroutput">U</code>; otherwise, an exception is thrown + (see below).</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td> +<td>Overloads taking a + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a></code> pointer will not + throw; the overloads taking a + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="variant.html" title="Class template variant">variant</a></code> reference throw + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="bad_get.html" title="Class bad_get">bad_get</a></code> if the content is not of + the specified type <code class="computeroutput">U</code>.</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td><p><span class="term">Rationale:</span></p></td> +<td>While visitation via + <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="apply_visitor.html" title="Function apply_visitor">apply_visitor</a></code> + is generally preferred due to its greater safety, <code class="computeroutput">get</code> may + may be more convenient in some cases due to its straightforward + usage.</td> +</tr> +</tbody> +</table></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 © 2002, 2003 Eric Friedman, Itay Maman<p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. + (See accompanying file <code class="filename">LICENSE_1_0.txt</code> or copy at + <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt" target="_top">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>) + </p> +</div></td> +</tr></table> +<hr> +<div class="spirit-nav"> +<a accesskey="p" href="bad_get.html"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/prev.png" alt="Prev"></a><a accesskey="u" href="../variant/reference.html#header.boost.variant.get_hpp"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/up.png" alt="Up"></a><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/home.png" alt="Home"></a><a accesskey="n" href="bad_visit.html"><img src="../../../doc/src/images/next.png" alt="Next"></a> +</div> +</body> +</html> |