std::experimental::any_cast

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template<class ValueType>
    ValueType any_cast(const any& operand);
(1) (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType>
    ValueType any_cast(any& operand);
(2) (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType>
    ValueType any_cast(any&& operand);
(3) (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType>
    const ValueType* any_cast(const any* operand);
(4) (library fundamentals TS)
template<class ValueType>
    ValueType* any_cast(any* operand);
(5) (library fundamentals TS)

Performs type-safe access to the contained object.

For (1-3), the program is ill-formed if ValueType is not a reference and std::is_copy_constructible<ValueType>::value is false.

[edit] Parameters

operand - target any object

[edit] Return value

1) Returns *any_cast<std::add_const_t<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>>(&operand).
2-3) Returns *any_cast<std::remove_reference_t<ValueType>>(&operand).
4-5) If operand is not a null pointer, and the typeid of the requested ValueType matches that of the contents of operand, a pointer to the value contained by operand, otherwise a null pointer.

[edit] Exceptions

1-3) Throws bad_any_cast if the typeid of the requested ValueType does not match that of the contents of operand.
4-5)
noexcept specification:  
noexcept