Constant Expressions: constexpr

In this lesson, we will see the usage and implementation of constexpr in Modern C++.

Constant Expressions

With the keyword constexpr, we define an expression that can be evaluated at compile time. constexpr can be used for variables, functions, and user-defined types. An expression that is evaluated at compile time has many advantages. A constant expression does the following:

  • It can be evaluated at compile time.
  • It gives the compiler deep insight into the code.
  • It is implicitly thread-safe.
  • It can be constructed in the read-only memory (ROM-able).

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