std::get(std::tuple)

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template< std::size_t I, class... Types > typename std::tuple_element<I, tuple<Types...> >::type& get( tuple<Types...>& t ) noexcept;	(1)	(since C++11) (constexpr since C++14)
template< std::size_t I, class... Types > typename std::tuple_element<I, tuple<Types...> >::type&& get( tuple<Types...>&& t ) noexcept;	(2)	(since C++11) (constexpr since C++14)
template< std::size_t I, class... Types > typename std::tuple_element<I, tuple<Types...> >::type const& get( const tuple<Types...>& t ) noexcept;	(3)	(since C++11) (constexpr since C++14)
template< std::size_t I, class... Types > typename std::tuple_element<I, tuple<Types...> >::type const&& get( const tuple<Types...>&& t ) noexcept;	(4)	(since C++11) (constexpr since C++14)
template< class T, class... Types > constexpr T& get(tuple<Types...>& t) noexcept;	(5)	(since C++14)
template< class T, class... Types > constexpr T&& get(tuple<Types...>&& t) noexcept;	(6)	(since C++14)
template< class T, class... Types > constexpr const T& get(const tuple<Types...>& t) noexcept;	(7)	(since C++14)
template< class T, class... Types > constexpr const T&& get(const tuple<Types...>&& t) noexcept;	(8)	(since C++14)

1-4) Extracts the Ith element from the tuple. I must be an integer value in [0, sizeof...(Types)).

5-8) Extracts the element of the tuple t whose type is T. Fails to compile if the tuple has more than one element of that type.

Parameters

t

-

tuple whose contents to extract

Return value

A reference to the selected element of t.

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 2485	C++11	there are no overloads for const tuple&&	the overloads are added

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>

int main()
{
    auto t = std::make_tuple(1, "Foo", 3.14);
    // index-based access
    std::cout << "(" << std::get<0>(t) << ", " << std::get<1>(t)
              << ", " << std::get<2>(t) << ")\n";
    // type-based access
    std::cout << "(" << std::get<int>(t) << ", " << std::get<const char*>(t)
              << ", " << std::get<double>(t) << ")\n";
    // Note: std::tie and structured binding may also be used to decompose a tuple
}

Output:

(1, Foo, 3.14)
(1, Foo, 3.14)

See also

std::get(std::array)	accesses an element of an array (function template)
std::get(std::pair) (C++11)	accesses an element of a pair (function template)
std::get(std::variant) (C++17)	reads the value of the variant given the index or the type (if the type is unique), throws on error (function template)