C++ Templates: The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition

Chapter 4

Variadic Templates

Since C++11, templates can have parameters that accept a variable number of template arguments. This feature allows the use of templates in places where you have to pass an arbitrary number of arguments of arbitrary types. A typical application is to pass an arbitrary number of parameters of arbitrary type through a class or framework. Another application is to provide generic code to process any number of parameters of any type.

4.1 Variadic Templates

Template parameters can be defined to accept an unbounded number of template arguments. Templates with this ability are called variadic templates.

4.1.1 Variadic Templates by Example

For example, you can use the following code to call print() for a variable number of ...