[#mp_units-get_kind]
= xref:mp_units.adoc[mp_units]::get_kind
:relfileprefix: ../
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Returns the kind of a quantity specification

== Synopsis

Declared in `<mp‐units/framework/quantity_spec_conversion.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<xref:mp_units/QuantitySpec.adoc[QuantitySpec] Q>
[[nodiscard]]
consteval
/* implementation-defined */ auto
get_kind(Q q);
----

== Description

The kind is obtained by walking up to the root of the quantity's hierarchy tree.

== Return Value

the quantity kind of the argument

[NOTE]
====
The return value https://en.cppreference.com/cpp/language/attributes/nodiscard[should not be discarded^].
====
== Template Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *Q*
| quantity specification type
|===

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *q*
| quantity specification value
|===


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