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Automatic Return Type

Automatic Return Type

Now, we'll learn a technique to automatically deduce the return type of a function.

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Using auto and decltype together, a function template is able to automatically deduce its return type. Here’s a function with a trailing return type:

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template <typename T1, typename T2>
auto add(T1 fir, T2 sec) -> decltype( fir + sec ) 
{ 
  return fir + sec;
}

Rules

The syntax above follows a few rules:

  • auto: introduces the syntax for the delayed return type.

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