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

## 22.7 Storage for any type [[any]](any#observers)

### 22.7.4 Class any [[any.class]](any.class#any.observers)

#### 22.7.4.5 Observers [any.observers]

[🔗](#lib:has_value,any)

`bool has_value() const noexcept;
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L7505)

*Returns*: true if *this contains an object, otherwise false[.](#1.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:type,any)

`const type_info& type() const noexcept;
`

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L7516)

*Returns*: typeid(T) if *this has a contained value of type T,
otherwise typeid(void)[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L7521)

[*Note [1](#note-1)*:

Useful for querying against types known either at compile time or only at runtime[.](#3.sentence-1)

— *end note*]