class template
<future>

std::shared_future

template <class T>  shared_future;
template <class R&> shared_future<R&>;   // specialization : T is a reference type (R&)
template <>         shared_future<void>; // specialization : T is void
Shared future
A shared_future object behaves like a future object, except that it can be copied, and that more than one shared_future can share ownership over their end of a shared state. They also allow the value in the shared state to be retrieved multiple times once ready.

shared_future objects can be implicitly converted from future objects (see its constructor), or explicitly obtained by calling future::share. In both cases, the future object from which it is obtained transfers its association with the shared state to the shared_future and becomes itself non-valid.

The lifetime of the shared state lasts at least until the last object with which it is associated is destroyed. Retrieving the value from a shared_future (with member get) does not release its ownership over the shared state (unlike with futures). Therefore, if associated to shared_future objects, the shared state can survive the object from which it was obtained in the first place (if any).

Member functions

(constructor)
Construct shared_future (public member function )
(destructor)
Destroy shared_future (public member function )
operator=
Assign shared future (public member function )
get
Get value (public member function )
valid
Check for valid shared state (public member function )
wait
Wait for ready (public member function )
wait_for
Wait for ready during time span (public member function )
wait_until
Wait for ready until time point (public member function )

Template specializations

Two specific shared_future specializations are declared in <future>:
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template <class R&> shared_future<R&>;   // specialization : T is a reference type (R&)
template <>         shared_future<void>; // specialization : T is void

They operate in the same way as the unspecialized template, except for the return value of their shared_future::get member function.

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