std::experimental::optional<T>::operator->, std::experimental::optional<T>::operator*
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                    |   constexpr const T* operator->() const;  | 
(1) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
|   constexpr T* operator->();  | 
(1) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
|   constexpr const T& operator*() const&;  | 
(2) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
|   constexpr T& operator*() &;  | 
(2) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
|   constexpr const T&& operator*() const&&;  | 
(2) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
|   constexpr T&& operator*() &&;  | 
(2) | (library fundamentals TS) | 
Accesses the contained value.
1) Returns a pointer to the contained value.
2) Returns a reference to the contained value.
The behavior is undefined if *this does not contain a value.
Parameters
(none)
Return value
Pointer or reference to the contained value.
Exceptions
Throws nothing.
Notes
This operator does not check whether the optional contains a value. If checked access is needed, value() or value_or() may be used.
Example
Run this code
#include <experimental/optional> #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std::literals; int main() { std::experimental::optional<int> opt1 = 1; std::cout << *opt1 << '\n'; std::experimental::optional<std::string> opt2 = "abc"s; std::cout << opt2->size() << '\n'; }
Output:
1 3
See also
|   returns the contained value  (public member function)  | |
|   returns the contained value if available, another value otherwise  (public member function)  |