Fold Expression in C++17

A fold expression is an instruction for the compiler to repeat the application of an operator over a parameter pack. This is especially useful when you need to apply the same operator to a set of arguments, but you are unsure of the number. For instance, the sum of N numbers is a common operation used in many scenarios. But what if you are unsure of the N? This is a situation where we can use fold expressions.

#include<iostream>

template<typename... Args>
auto sum(Args... arg)
{
    return (arg + ... );
}

int main()
{
    int total = sum(1, 2, 3, 4);
    std::cout<<"Sum = " << total;
    return 0;
}

The expression follows left associativity if the folding expression is used as (... +arg ) and right associativity if it is used as (arg + ... );