boostorg/variant

Boost.org variant module

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Boost.Variant

Boost.Variant, part of collection of the Boost C++ Libraries. It is a safe, generic, stack-based discriminated union container, offering a simple solution for manipulating an object from a heterogeneous set of types in a uniform manner.

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Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.