std::tuple_size<std::tuple>

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Utilities library
General utilities
Relational operators (deprecated in C++20)
 
 
Defined in header <tuple>
template< class... Types >

struct tuple_size< std::tuple<Types...> >

    : std::integral_constant<std::size_t, sizeof...(Types)> { };
(since C++11)

Provides access to the number of elements in a tuple as a compile-time constant expression.

Helper variable template

template< class T >
constexpr std::size_t tuple_size_v = tuple_size<T>::value;
(since C++17)

Inherited from std::integral_constant

Member constants

value
[static]
sizeof...(Types)
(public static member constant)

Member functions

operator std::size_t
converts the object to std::size_t, returns value
(public member function)
operator()
(C++14)
returns value
(public member function)

Member types

Type Definition
value_type std::size_t
type std::integral_constant<std::size_t, value>

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <tuple>
 
template <class T>
void test(T value)
{
    int a[std::tuple_size_v<T>]; // can be used at compile time
 
    std::cout << std::tuple_size<T>{} << ' ' // or at run time
              << sizeof a << ' '
              << sizeof value << '\n';
}
 
int main()
{
    test(std::make_tuple(1, 2, 3.14));
}

Possible output:

3 12 16

See also

Structured binding (C++17) binds the specified names to sub-objects or tuple elements of the initializer
obtains the number of elements of a tuple-like type
(class template)
obtains the size of a pair
(class template specialization)
obtains the size of an array
(class template specialization)
obtains the size of a std::ranges::subrange
(class template specialization)
tuple accesses specified element
(function template)