# std::tuple_element<std::pair>

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< cpp‎ | utility‎ | pair

Defined in header `<utility>` |  |
template< class T1, class T2 > struct tuple_element<0, std::pair<T1,T2> >; | (1) | (since C++11)
template< class T1, class T2 > struct tuple_element<1, std::pair<T1,T2> >; | (2) | (since C++11)

The partial specializations of std::tuple_element for pairs provide compile-time access to the types of the pair's elements, using tuple-like syntax.

### Member types

##### First version

Member type | Definition
`type` | `T1`

##### Second version

Member type | Definition
`type` | `T2`

### Possible implementation

    template<std::size_t I, typename T>
      struct tuple_element;

    template<typename T1, typename T2>
      struct tuple_element<0, std::pair<T1,T2> >
      {
         using type = T1;
      };

    template<typename T1, typename T2>
      struct tuple_element<1, std::pair<T1,T2> >
      {
         using type = T2;
      };

### Example

Run this code

    #include <tuple>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>

    template <int N, typename T, typename U>
    static auto constexpr get(std::pair<T, U> const& pair)
        -> typename std::tuple_element<N, decltype(pair)>::type
    {
        return N == 0 ? pair.first : pair.second;
    }

    int main()
    {
        auto var = std::make_pair(1, std::string{"one"});

        std::cout << get<0>(var) << " = " << get<1>(var);
    }

Output:

    1 = one

### See also

tuple_element | obtains the type of the specified element (class template specialization)
std::tuple_element<std::array> | obtains the type of the elements of `array` (class template specialization)
std::tuple_size<std::pair> (C++11) | obtains the size of a `pair` (class template specialization)

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