std::future::valid
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| bool valid() const; | (since C++11) | |
Checks if the future refers to a shared state. This is the case only for futures returned by std::promise::get_future(), std::packaged_task::get_future() or std::async() until the first time get()or share() is called.
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[edit] Parameters
(none)
[edit] Return value
true if *this refers to a shared state, otherwise false.
[edit] Exceptions
noexcept specification:  
noexcept
  [edit] Example
| This section is incomplete Reason: no example | 
[edit] See also
| waits for the result to become available (public member function) |