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std::unreachable - cppreference.com

[[noreturn]] void unreachable();

(since C++23)

Invokes undefined behavior at a given point.

An implementation may use this to optimize impossible code branches away (typically, in optimized builds) or to trap them to prevent further execution (typically, in debug builds).

[edit] Notes [edit] Possible implementation
[[noreturn]] inline void unreachable()
{
    // Uses compiler specific extensions if possible.
    // Even if no extension is used, undefined behavior is still raised by
    // an empty function body and the noreturn attribute.
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__clang__) // MSVC
    __assume(false);
#else // GCC, Clang
    __builtin_unreachable();
#endif
}
[edit] Example
#include <cassert>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
 
struct Color { std::uint8_t r, g, b, a; };
 
// Assume that only restricted set of texture caps is supported.
void generate_texture(std::vector<Color>& tex, std::size_t xy)
{
    switch (xy)
    {
    case 128: [[fallthrough]];
    case 256: [[fallthrough]];
    case 512: /* ... */
        tex.clear();
        tex.resize(xy * xy, Color{0, 0, 0, 0});
        break;
    default:
        std::unreachable();
    }
}
 
int main()
{
    std::vector<Color> tex;
    generate_texture(tex, 128); // OK
    assert(tex.size() == 128 * 128);
    generate_texture(tex, 32);  // Results in undefined behavior
}

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[edit] See also specifies that the expression will always evaluate to true at a given point
(attribute specifier)[edit] informs the compiler that a pointer is aligned
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