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CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES
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List of C++ features known to this version of CMake.

The features listed in this global property may be known to be available to the
C++ compiler.  If the feature is available with the C++ compiler, it will
be listed in the :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_FEATURES` variable.

The features listed here may be used with the :command:`target_compile_features`
command.  See the :manual:`cmake-compile-features(7)` manual for information on
compile features and a list of supported compilers.


The features known to this version of CMake are:

``cxx_std_98``
  Compiler mode is at least C++ 98.

``cxx_std_11``
  Compiler mode is at least C++ 11.

``cxx_std_14``
  Compiler mode is at least C++ 14.

``cxx_std_17``
  Compiler mode is at least C++ 17.

``cxx_std_20``
  Compiler mode is at least C++ 20.

``cxx_aggregate_default_initializers``
  Aggregate default initializers, as defined in N3605_.

  .. _N3605: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3605.html

``cxx_alias_templates``
  Template aliases, as defined in N2258_.

  .. _N2258: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2258.pdf

``cxx_alignas``
  Alignment control ``alignas``, as defined in N2341_.

  .. _N2341: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2341.pdf

``cxx_alignof``
  Alignment control ``alignof``, as defined in N2341_.

  .. _N2341: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2341.pdf

``cxx_attributes``
  Generic attributes, as defined in N2761_.

  .. _N2761: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2761.pdf

``cxx_attribute_deprecated``
  ``[[deprecated]]`` attribute, as defined in N3760_.

  .. _N3760: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3760.html

``cxx_auto_type``
  Automatic type deduction, as defined in N1984_.

  .. _N1984: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1984.pdf

``cxx_binary_literals``
  Binary literals, as defined in N3472_.

  .. _N3472: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2012/n3472.pdf

``cxx_constexpr``
  Constant expressions, as defined in N2235_.

  .. _N2235: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2235.pdf

``cxx_contextual_conversions``
  Contextual conversions, as defined in N3323_.

  .. _N3323: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2012/n3323.pdf

``cxx_decltype_incomplete_return_types``
  Decltype on incomplete return types, as defined in N3276_.

  .. _N3276 : http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3276.pdf

``cxx_decltype``
  Decltype, as defined in N2343_.

  .. _N2343: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2343.pdf

``cxx_decltype_auto``
  ``decltype(auto)`` semantics, as defined in N3638_.

  .. _N3638: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3638.html

``cxx_default_function_template_args``
  Default template arguments for function templates, as defined in DR226_

  .. _DR226: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_defects.html#226

``cxx_defaulted_functions``
  Defaulted functions, as defined in N2346_.

  .. _N2346: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2346.htm

``cxx_defaulted_move_initializers``
  Defaulted move initializers, as defined in N3053_.

  .. _N3053: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3053.html

``cxx_delegating_constructors``
  Delegating constructors, as defined in N1986_.

  .. _N1986: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1986.pdf

``cxx_deleted_functions``
  Deleted functions, as defined in N2346_.

  .. _N2346: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2346.htm

``cxx_digit_separators``
  Digit separators, as defined in N3781_.

  .. _N3781: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3781.pdf

``cxx_enum_forward_declarations``
  Enum forward declarations, as defined in N2764_.

  .. _N2764: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2764.pdf

``cxx_explicit_conversions``
  Explicit conversion operators, as defined in N2437_.

  .. _N2437: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2437.pdf

``cxx_extended_friend_declarations``
  Extended friend declarations, as defined in N1791_.

  .. _N1791: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1791.pdf

``cxx_extern_templates``
  Extern templates, as defined in N1987_.

  .. _N1987: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n1987.htm

``cxx_final``
  Override control ``final`` keyword, as defined in N2928_, N3206_ and N3272_.

  .. _N2928: http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2009/n2928.htm
  .. _N3206: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3206.htm
  .. _N3272: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3272.htm

``cxx_func_identifier``
  Predefined ``__func__`` identifier, as defined in N2340_.

  .. _N2340: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2340.htm

``cxx_generalized_initializers``
  Initializer lists, as defined in N2672_.

  .. _N2672: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2672.htm

``cxx_generic_lambdas``
  Generic lambdas, as defined in N3649_.

  .. _N3649: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3649.html

``cxx_inheriting_constructors``
  Inheriting constructors, as defined in N2540_.

  .. _N2540: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2540.htm

``cxx_inline_namespaces``
  Inline namespaces, as defined in N2535_.

  .. _N2535: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2535.htm

``cxx_lambdas``
  Lambda functions, as defined in N2927_.

  .. _N2927: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2927.pdf

``cxx_lambda_init_captures``
  Initialized lambda captures, as defined in N3648_.

  .. _N3648: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3648.html

``cxx_local_type_template_args``
  Local and unnamed types as template arguments, as defined in N2657_.

  .. _N2657: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2657.htm

``cxx_long_long_type``
  ``long long`` type, as defined in N1811_.

  .. _N1811: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1811.pdf

``cxx_noexcept``
  Exception specifications, as defined in N3050_.

  .. _N3050: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3050.html

``cxx_nonstatic_member_init``
  Non-static data member initialization, as defined in N2756_.

  .. _N2756: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2756.htm

``cxx_nullptr``
  Null pointer, as defined in N2431_.

  .. _N2431: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2431.pdf

``cxx_override``
  Override control ``override`` keyword, as defined in N2928_, N3206_
  and N3272_.

  .. _N2928: http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/papers/2009/n2928.htm
  .. _N3206: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2010/n3206.htm
  .. _N3272: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3272.htm

``cxx_range_for``
  Range-based for, as defined in N2930_.

  .. _N2930: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2009/n2930.html

``cxx_raw_string_literals``
  Raw string literals, as defined in N2442_.

  .. _N2442: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2442.htm

``cxx_reference_qualified_functions``
  Reference qualified functions, as defined in N2439_.

  .. _N2439: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2439.htm

``cxx_relaxed_constexpr``
  Relaxed constexpr, as defined in N3652_.

  .. _N3652: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3652.html

``cxx_return_type_deduction``
  Return type deduction on normal functions, as defined in N3386_.

  .. _N3386: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2012/n3386.html

``cxx_right_angle_brackets``
  Right angle bracket parsing, as defined in N1757_.

  .. _N1757: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1757.html

``cxx_rvalue_references``
  R-value references, as defined in N2118_.

  .. _N2118: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2006/n2118.html

``cxx_sizeof_member``
  Size of non-static data members, as defined in N2253_.

  .. _N2253: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2253.html

``cxx_static_assert``
  Static assert, as defined in N1720_.

  .. _N1720: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2004/n1720.html

``cxx_strong_enums``
  Strongly typed enums, as defined in N2347_.

  .. _N2347: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2347.pdf

``cxx_thread_local``
  Thread-local variables, as defined in N2659_.

  .. _N2659: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2659.htm

``cxx_trailing_return_types``
  Automatic function return type, as defined in N2541_.

  .. _N2541: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2541.htm

``cxx_unicode_literals``
  Unicode string literals, as defined in N2442_.

  .. _N2442: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2442.htm

``cxx_uniform_initialization``
  Uniform initialization, as defined in N2640_.

  .. _N2640: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2640.pdf

``cxx_unrestricted_unions``
  Unrestricted unions, as defined in N2544_.

  .. _N2544: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2544.pdf

``cxx_user_literals``
  User-defined literals, as defined in N2765_.

  .. _N2765: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2765.pdf

``cxx_variable_templates``
  Variable templates, as defined in N3651_.

  .. _N3651: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2013/n3651.pdf

``cxx_variadic_macros``
  Variadic macros, as defined in N1653_.

  .. _N1653: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2004/n1653.htm

``cxx_variadic_templates``
  Variadic templates, as defined in N2242_.

  .. _N2242: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2242.pdf

``cxx_template_template_parameters``
  Template template parameters, as defined in ``ISO/IEC 14882:1998``.