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

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

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

Answer 1

According to Chandler Carruth on the reddit live C++17 thread:

C++17 will have a std::byte type to use when referring to underlying storage rather than having to use char or unsigned char!

While it's not yet reflected in the latest working draft, it seems that it was voted in in plenary in Kona. This literally happened two days ago, so give it time.

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It is now in the latest working draft, in the <cstddef> synopsis.