std::tuple_size<std::pair>
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                    |   Defined in header <utility>
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|   template< class T1, class T2 > struct tuple_size<std::pair<T1, T2>>;  | 
(since C++11) | |
The partial specialization of std::tuple_size for pairs provides a compile-time way to obtain the number of elements in a pair, which is always 2, using tuple-like syntax.
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|    value [static]  | 
   integral constant with value 2  (public static member constant)  | 
[edit] Example
#include <iostream> #include <utility> #include <tuple> template<class T> void test(T t) { int a[std::tuple_size<T>::value]; // can be used at compile time std::cout << std::tuple_size<T>::value << '\n'; // or at run time } int main() { test(std::make_tuple(1, 2, 3.14)); test(std::make_pair(1, 3.14)); }
Output:
3 2
[edit] See also
|    obtains the size of tuple at compile time   (class template specialization)  | |
|   obtains the size of an array   (class template specialization)  | |
|    obtains the type of the elements of pair   (class template specialization)  | |