Introduction
Explore the concept of std::variant introduced in C++17, which provides type-safe unions for storing different types safely. Understand its advantages over traditional unions, the problems it solves, and how it enhances design patterns like visitors and pattern matching. This lesson prepares you to work with safer and more flexible type management in modern C++.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
Why Use std::variant
Another handy wrapper type that we get in C++17 is std::variant. This is a type-safe union - you can store different type variants with the proper object lifetime guarantee. The new type offers a huge ...