std::expected<T,E>::and_then

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Main template
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)&;	(1)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)const&;	(2)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)&&;	(3)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)const&&;	(4)	(since C++23)
void partial specialization
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)&;	(5)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)const&;	(6)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)&&;	(7)	(since C++23)
template<class F> constexprauto and_then( F&& f)const&&;	(8)	(since C++23)

If*this represents an expected value, invokesf and returns its result. Otherwise, returns astd::expected object that contains an unexpected value, which is initialized with the unexpected value of*this.

1-4)f is invoked with the expected valueval as the argument.

5-8)f is invoked without any argument.

Given typeU as:

1,2)std::remove_cvref_t<std::invoke_result_t<F, decltype((val))>>

3,4)std::remove_cvref_t<std::invoke_result_t<F, decltype(std::move(val))>>

5-8)std::remove_cvref_t<std::invoke_result_t<F>>

IfU is not a specialization ofstd::expected, orstd::is_same_v<U::error_type, E> isfalse, the program is ill-formed.

1,2) These overloads participate in overload resolution only ifstd::is_constructible_v<E, decltype(error())> istrue.

3,4) These overloads participate in overload resolution only ifstd::is_constructible_v<E, decltype(std::move(error()))> istrue.

5,6) These overloads participate in overload resolution only ifstd::is_constructible_v<E, decltype(error())> istrue.

7,8) These overloads participate in overload resolution only ifstd::is_constructible_v<E, decltype(std::move(error()))> istrue.

[edit]Parameters

a suitable function orCallable object that returns astd::expected

[edit]Return value

Overload	Value of`has_value()`
Overload	true	false
(1,2)	std::invoke(std::forward<F>(f), `val`)	U(std::unexpect, error())
(3,4)	std::invoke(std::forward<F>(f),std::move(`val`))	U(std::unexpect, std::move(error()))
(5,6)	std::invoke(std::forward<F>(f))	U(std::unexpect, error())
(7,8)	std::invoke(std::forward<F>(f))	U(std::unexpect, std::move(error()))

[edit]Notes

Feature-test macro	Value	Std	Feature
`__cpp_lib_expected`	`202211L`	(C++23)	Monadic functions for`std::expected`

[edit]Example

This section is incomplete
Reason: no example

[edit]Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 3938	C++23	the expected value was obtained byvalue()^[1]	changed to**this
LWG 3973	C++23	the expected value was obtained by**this^[2]	changed to`val`

↑value() requiresE to be copy constructible (seeLWG issue 3843), whereoperator* does not.
↑**this can triggerargument-dependent lookup.

[edit]See also

unexpectunexpect_t (C++23)	in-place construction tag for unexpected value in`expected` (tag)[edit]
transform	returns an`expected` containing the transformed expected value if it exists; otherwise, returns the`expected` itself (public member function)[edit]