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Primary template

constexpr T& value() &;

(1) (since C++23)

constexpr const T& value() const&;

(2) (since C++23)

constexpr T&& value() &&;

(3) (since C++23)

constexpr const T&& value() const&&;

(4) (since C++23)

void partial specialization

constexpr void value() const&;

(5) (since C++23)

constexpr void value() &&;

(6) (since C++23)

If *this contains an expected value, returns a reference to the contained value. Returns nothing for void partial specialization.

Otherwise, throws an exception of type std::bad_expected_access<std::decay_t<E>> that contains a copy of error().

1,2) If std::is_copy_constructible_v<E> is false, the program is ill-formed.

3,4) If std::is_copy_constructible_v<E> or std::is_constructible_v<E, decltype(std::move(error()))> is false, the program is ill-formed.

5) If std::is_copy_constructible_v<E> is false, the program is ill-formed.

6) If std::is_move_constructible_v<E> is false, the program is ill-formed.

Return value

3,4) std::move(val)

Exceptions

1,2,5) Throws std::bad_expected_access(std::as_const(error())) if *this contains an unexpected value.

3,4,6) Throws std::bad_expected_access(std::move(error())) if *this contains an unexpected value.

Example

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 3940 C++23 E was not required to be copy/move-constructible for overloads (5,6) required

See also

returns the expected value if present, another value otherwise
(public member function) [edit]
accesses the expected value
(public member function) [edit]
returns the unexpected value
(public member function) [edit]
exception indicating checked access to an expected that contains an unexpected value
(class template) [edit]