std::experimental::optional<T>::value

 

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constexpr T& value() &; constexpr const T & value() const &;	(1)	(library fundamentals TS)
constexpr T&& value() &&; constexpr const T&& value() const &&;	(2)	(library fundamentals TS)

Returns the contained value.

1) Equivalent to return bool(*this) ? *val : throw bad_optional_access();.

2) Equivalent to return bool(*this) ? std::move(*val) : throw bad_optional_access();.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

A reference to the contained value.

Exceptions

std::experimental::bad_optional_access if *this does not contain a value.

Notes

The dereference operator operator*() does not check if this optional contains a value, which may be more efficient than value().

Example

Run this code

#include <experimental/optional>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::experimental::optional<int> opt = {};
 
    try
    {
        int n = opt.value();
    }
    catch (const std::logic_error& e)
    {
        std::cout << e.what() << '\n';
    }
}

Possible output:

optional<T>::value: not engaged

See also

value_or	returns the contained value if available, another value otherwise (public member function)
operator->operator*	accesses the contained value (public member function)
bad_optional_access (library fundamentals TS)	exception indicating checked access to an optional that doesn't contain a value (class)