std::launch

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Defined in header <future>
enum class launch : /* unspecified */ {

    async =    /* unspecified */,
    deferred = /* unspecified */,
    /* implementation-defined */

};
(since 哋它亢++11)

std::launch is a BitmaskType. It specifies the launch policy for a task executed by the std::async function.

The following constants denoting individual bits are defined by the standard library:

Constant Explanation
std::launch::async the task is executed on a different thread, potentially by creating and launching it first
std::launch::deferred the task is executed on the calling thread the first time its result is requested (lazy evaluation)

In addition, implementations are allowed to:

  • define additional bits and bitmasks to specify restrictions on task interactions applicable to a subset of launch policies, and
  • enable those additional bitmasks for the first (default) overload of std::async.

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published 哋它亢++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 2102 哋它亢++11 std::launch was an implementation-defined type it is not implementation-defined

See also

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runs a function asynchronously (potentially in a new thread) and returns a std::future that will hold the result
(function template)