std::extent

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Defined in header `<type_traits>`

template< class T, unsigned N = 0> struct extent;		(C++11 feature)

If T is an array type, provides the member constant value equal to the number of elements along the Nth dimension of the array, if N is in [0, std::rank<T>::value). For any other type, or if T is array of unknown bound along its first dimension and N is 0, value is 0.

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants


`value`	the number of elements along the `N`th dimension of `T` (public static member constant)

Member functions


`operator std::size_t`	converts the object to std::size_t, returns `value` (public member function)

Member types


Type	Definition

`value_type`	`std::size_t`

`type`	std::integral_constant<std::size_t, value>

[edit] Equivalent definition

template<class T, unsigned N = 0>
struct extent : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, 0> {};
 
template<class T>
struct extent<T[], 0> : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, 0> {};
 
template<class T, unsigned N>
struct extent<T[], N> : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, std::extent<T, N-1>::value> {};
 
template<class T, std::size_t N>
struct extent<T[N], 0> : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, N> {};
 
template<class T, std::size_t I, unsigned N>
struct extent<T[I], N> : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, std::extent<T, N-1>::value> {};

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <type_traits>
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::extent<int[3]>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::extent<int[3][4]>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::extent<int[3][4],1>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::extent<int[3][4],2>::value << '\n';
    std::cout << std::extent<int[]>::value << '\n';
}

Output:

[edit] See also

is_array (C++11)

checks if a type is an array type
(class template)

rank (C++11)

obtains the number of dimensions of an array type
(class template)

remove_extent (C++11)

removes one extent from the given array type
(class template)

remove_all_extents (C++11)

removes all extents from the given array type
(class template)