std::tuple_size(std::array)
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<array>
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|   template< class T, size_t N > 
class tuple_size< array<T, N> > :  | 
(1) | (since C++11) | 
Provides access to the number of elements in an std::array as a compile-time constant expression.
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Inherited from std::integral_constant
Member constants
|    value 
[static] 
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   N, the number of elements in the array   (public static member constant)  | 
Member functions
|    operator std::size_t  | 
   converts the object to std::size_t, returns value  (public member function)  | 
Member types
| Type | Definition | 
  value_type
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  std::size_t
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  type
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std::integral_constant<std::size_t, value> | 
[edit] Example
#include <iostream> #include <array> 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'; } int main() { std::array<float, 3> arr; test(arr); }
Output:
3
[edit] See also
   obtains the size of tuple at compile time  (class template specialization)  | 
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