# std::experimental::when_any

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Defined in header `<experimental/future>` |  |
template < class Sequence > struct when_any_result { std::size_t index; Sequence futures; }; |  | (concurrency TS)
template < class InputIt > auto when_any(InputIt first, InputIt last) -> future<when_any_result<std::vector<typename std::iterator_traits<InputIt>::value_type>>>; | (1) | (concurrency TS)
template < class... Futures > auto when_any(Futures&&... futures) -> future<when_any_result<std::tuple<std::decay_t<Futures>...>>>; | (2) | (concurrency TS)

Create a future object that becomes ready when at least one of the input `future`s and shared_futures become ready. The behavior is undefined if any input `future` or `shared_future` is invalid.

In particular, let `Sequence` be a std::vector<typename std::iterator_traits<InputIt>::value_type> for (1) and std::tuple<std::decay_t<Futures>...> for (2). This function template creates a shared state containing `when_any_result<Sequence>` and returns a future referring to the shared state. Every input `future` is moved into the corresponding object in the `futures` member of the `when_any_result<Sequence>` in the shared state, and every input `shared_future` is copied to the corresponding object in the `futures` member of the `when_any_result<Sequence>` in the shared state. The order of the objects in the `Sequence` matches the order of arguments.

1) This function does not participate in overload resolution unless `InputIt`'s value type (i.e., typename std::iterator_traits<InputIt>::value_type) is a std::experimental::future or std::experimental::shared_future.
2) This function does not participate in overload resolution unless every argument is either a (possibly cv-qualified) std::experimental::shared_future or a cv-unqualified std::experimental::future. (Formally, for every type `Fn` in `Futures`, either std::remove_reference_t<Fn> is std::experimental::future<Rn>, or std::decay_t<Fn> is std::experimental::shared_future<Rn>.)

After this call, every input `future` is no longer valid; every input `shared_future` remains valid.

### Return value

A `future` referring to the shared state created by the call. The future is always valid(), and it becomes ready when at least one of the input `future`s and `shared_future`s the call are ready. The `index` member of the `when_any_result` contains the position of the ready `future` or `shared_future` in the futures member.

1) If the range is empty (i.e., first == last), the returned `future` is ready immediately; the `futures` field of the `when_any_result` is an empty vector, and the `index` field is size_t(-1).
2) If no argument is provided, the returned `future` is ready immediately; the `futures` field of the `when_any_result` is an empty tuple, and the `index` field is size_t(-1).
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