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19 #include <type_traits>
23 /// In functional programming, the degenerate case is often called "unit". In
24 /// C++, "void" is often the best analogue. However, because of the syntactic
25 /// special-casing required for void, it is frequently a liability for template
26 /// metaprogramming. So, instead of writing specializations to handle cases like
27 /// SomeContainer<void>, a library author may instead rule that out and simply
28 /// have library users use SomeContainer<Unit>. Contained values may be ignored.
31 /// "void" is the type that admits of no values at all. It is not possible to
32 /// construct a value of this type.
33 /// "unit" is the type that admits of precisely one unique value. It is
34 /// possible to construct a value of this type, but it is always the same value
35 /// every time, so it is uninteresting.
38 using Lift = std::conditional<std::is_same<T, void>::value, Unit, T>;
40 using Drop = std::conditional<std::is_same<T, Unit>::value, void, T>;
42 bool operator==(const Unit& /*other*/) const { return true; }
43 bool operator!=(const Unit& /*other*/) const { return false; }
46 constexpr Unit unit {};