# Function variant_count

Source

    pub const fn variant_count<T>() -> usize

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`variant_count` #73662)
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Returns the number of variants in the enum type `T`.

If `T` is not an enum, calling this function will not result in undefined behavior, but the return value is unspecified. Equally, if `T` is an enum with more variants than `usize::MAX` the return value is unspecified. Uninhabited variants will be counted.

Note that an enum may be expanded with additional variants in the future as a non-breaking change, for example if it is marked `#[non_exhaustive]`, which will change the result of this function.

## §Examples

    use std::mem;

    enum Void {}
    enum Foo { A(&'static str), B(i32), C(i32) }

    assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Void>(), 0);
    assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Foo>(), 3);

    assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Option<!>>(), 2);
    assert_eq!(mem::variant_count::<Result<!, !>>(), 2);