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# 22 General utilities library [[utilities]](./#utilities)

## 22.8 Expected objects [[expected]](expected#general)

### 22.8.1 General [expected.general]

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Subclause [[expected]](expected "22.8 Expected objects") describes the class template expected that represents expected objects[.](#1.sentence-1)

An expected<T, E> object holds
an object of type T or an object of type E and
manages the lifetime of the contained objects[.](#1.sentence-2)