std::variant::index

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std::variant

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variant::variant

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variant::index

variant::valueless_by_exception

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variant::emplace

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variant_npos

constexpr std::size_t index() const noexcept;		(since C++17)

Returns the zero-based index of the alternative that is currently held by the variant.

If the variant is valueless_by_exception, returns variant_npos.

Example

Run this code

#include <variant>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    std::variant<int, std::string> v = "abc";

    std::cout << "v.index = " << v.index() << '\n';

    v = {}; 

    std::cout << "v.index = " << v.index() << '\n';
}

Output:

v.index = 1
v.index = 0

See also

holds_alternative (C++17)	checks if a variant currently holds a given type (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)