C++ Language/Preprocessing/CompileTimeAssertions

The traditional way to assert the truth of something at compile-time was to use the preprocessor's #error (within some #if block). But some compile-time activity happens after the preprocessor has finished, so modern code uses a static_assert() compile-time assertion.

Additional information about compile-time assertions (includes interactive examples)

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