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# 23 Containers library [[containers]](./#containers)

## 23.7 Views [[views]](views#mdspan.syn)

### 23.7.3 Multidimensional access [[views.multidim]](views.multidim#mdspan.syn)

#### 23.7.3.2 Header <mdspan> synopsis [mdspan.syn]

[🔗](#header:%3cmdspan%3e)

// mostly freestandingnamespace std {// [[mdspan.extents]](mdspan.extents "23.7.3.3 Class template extents"), class template extentstemplate<class IndexType, size_t... Extents>class extents; // [[mdspan.extents.dextents]](mdspan.extents.dextents "23.7.3.3.6 Alias template dextents"), alias template dextentstemplate<class IndexType, size_t Rank>using dextents = *see below*; // [[mdspan.extents.dims]](mdspan.extents.dims "23.7.3.3.7 Alias template dims"), alias template dimstemplate<size_t Rank, class IndexType = size_t>using dims = *see below*; // [[mdspan.layout]](mdspan.layout "23.7.3.4 Layout mapping"), layout mappingstruct layout_left; struct layout_right; struct layout_stride; template<size_t PaddingValue = dynamic_extent>struct layout_left_padded; template<size_t PaddingValue = dynamic_extent>struct layout_right_padded; // [[mdspan.accessor.default]](mdspan.accessor.default "23.7.3.5.3 Class template default_­accessor"), class template default_accessortemplate<class ElementType>class default_accessor; // [[mdspan.accessor.aligned]](mdspan.accessor.aligned "23.7.3.5.4 Class template aligned_­accessor"), class template aligned_accessortemplate<class ElementType, size_t ByteAlignment>class aligned_accessor; // [[mdspan.mdspan]](mdspan.mdspan "23.7.3.6 Class template mdspan"), class template mdspantemplate<class ElementType, class Extents, class LayoutPolicy = layout_right, class AccessorPolicy = default_accessor<ElementType>>class mdspan; // partially freestanding// [[mdspan.sub]](mdspan.sub "23.7.3.7 submdspan"), submdspan creationtemplate<class OffsetType, class LengthType, class StrideType>struct strided_slice; template<class LayoutMapping>struct submdspan_mapping_result; struct full_extent_t { explicit full_extent_t() = default; }; inline constexpr full_extent_t full_extent{}; template<class IndexType, size_t... Extents, class... SliceSpecifiers>constexpr auto submdspan_extents(const extents<IndexType, Extents...>&, SliceSpecifiers...); // [[mdspan.sub.sub]](mdspan.sub.sub "23.7.3.7.7 submdspan function template"), submdspan function templatetemplate<class ElementType, class Extents, class LayoutPolicy, class AccessorPolicy, class... SliceSpecifiers>constexpr auto submdspan(const mdspan<ElementType, Extents, LayoutPolicy, AccessorPolicy>& src,
 SliceSpecifiers... slices) -> *see below*; template<class T, class IndexType>concept [*index-pair-like*](#concept:index-pair-like "23.7.3.2 Header <mdspan> synopsis [mdspan.syn]") = // *exposition only*[*pair-like*](tuple.syn#concept:pair-like "22.4.2 Header <tuple> synopsis [tuple.syn]")<T> &&[convertible_to](concept.convertible#concept:convertible_to "18.4.4 Concept convertible_­to [concept.convertible]")<tuple_element_t<0, T>, IndexType> &&[convertible_to](concept.convertible#concept:convertible_to "18.4.4 Concept convertible_­to [concept.convertible]")<tuple_element_t<1, T>, IndexType>;}