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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class any</span></h2>
<p>boost::any &#8212; 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>
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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: &lt;<a class="link" href="../any/reference.html#header.boost.any_hpp" title="Header &lt;boost/any.hpp&gt;">boost/any.hpp</a>&gt;

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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#id426873-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#id426884-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">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id426926-bb"><span class="identifier">any</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id426980-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">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id427031-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">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
  <a class="link" href="any.html#id426967-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#id427078-bb">modifiers</a></span>
  <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id427082-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">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>

  <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="any.html#id427125-bb">queries</a></span>
  <span class="keyword">bool</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id427129-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">&amp;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html#id427154-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="id1030052"></a><h2>Description</h2>
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<a name="id1030055"></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="id426873-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-&gt;<a class="link" href="any.html#id427129-bb">empty</a>()</code></td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id426884-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">&amp;</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"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a name="id426926-bb"></a><span class="identifier">any</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">ValueType</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> value<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<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>
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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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="id426980-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">&amp;</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>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#id427129-bb">empty</a>()</code>.</td>
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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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> ValueType<span class="special">&gt;</span> <a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="id427031-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">&amp;</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>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>
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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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id426967-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>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>Nothing.</td>
</tr>
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<a name="id1030618"></a><h3>
<a name="id427078-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> modifiers</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a class="link" href="any.html" title="Class any">any</a> <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="id427082-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">&amp;</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>Exchange of the contents of
              <code class="computeroutput">*this</code> and
              <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code>.</td>
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<td><p><span class="term">Returns:</span></p></td>
<td><code class="computeroutput">*this</code></td>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
<td>Nothing.</td>
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<a name="id427125-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">any</code> queries</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">bool</span> <a name="id427129-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><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>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">const</span> std::type_info <span class="special">&amp;</span> <a name="id427154-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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<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>
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