Will the C ++ 17 standard include "std :: byte"?

Question

According to http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2016/p0298r0.pdf :

std::byte not an integer, not a character. std::byte more expressive and type safe than char .

However, this function is not included in the list of C ++ 17 functions of wikipedia .

My question is: Will the C ++ 17 standard include std::byte ?

Answer 1

According to Chandler Carrut on reddit live C ++ 17 thread :

C ++ 17 will be of type std::byte for use when accessing the underlying repository, rather than using char or unsigned char !

Although not yet reflected in the latest working draft, it seems that he was voted in plenary in Kon. It literally happened two days ago, so give him time.

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Now it is in the last working draft, in the <cstddef> synopsis .

Answer 2

Currently nothing is said about std :: byte in a C ++ 17 working draft.

See: http://open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2016/n4618.pdf

Update: C ++ 17 will contain std :: byte

http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2017/#mailing2017-03