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JSON_HAS_RANGES

#define JSON_HAS_RANGES /* value */

This macro indicates whether the standard library has any support for ranges. Implies support for concepts. Possible values are 1 when supported or 0 when unsupported.

Default definition

The default value is detected based on the preprocessor macro #!cpp __cpp_lib_ranges.

When the macro is not defined, the library will define it to its default value.

!!! info "Known compiler/stdlib exclusions"

Even when the feature-test macro `__cpp_lib_ranges` indicates ranges support is available, the library disables it on
the following incomplete or broken toolchains:

- **GCC 11.1.0** — disabled (the shipped `<ranges>` header has a syntax error; [issue #4440](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/4440))
- **libstdc++ < 11** — disabled (incomplete C++20 ranges support; [issue #4440](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/4440))
- **Clang < 16 with libstdc++** — disabled (incomplete ranges support; [issue #5161](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/5161))
- **libc++ < 160000** — disabled (incomplete C++20 ranges support; [issue #4440](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/4440))
- **nvcc (CUDA) 12.0.x and 12.1.x** — disabled (the `enable_borrowed_range` variable-template syntax triggers a parse error
  under these two toolkit versions; fixed in CUDA 12.2; [issue #3907](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/3907))

If `JSON_HAS_RANGES` is `0` despite `__cpp_lib_ranges` being defined, one of the exclusions above likely applies to your toolchain.

Examples

??? example

The code below forces the library to enable support for ranges:

```cpp
#define JSON_HAS_RANGES 1
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

...
```

See also

Version history

  • Added in version 3.11.0.
  • Added the exclusions for libstdc++ < 11, Clang < 16 with libstdc++, libc++ < 16, and nvcc (CUDA) 12.0.x and 12.1.x in version 3.13.0. Before, only GCC 11.1.0 was excluded.