std::swappable, std::swappable_with

 

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Core language concepts same_as (C++20) derived_from (C++20) convertible_to (C++20) common_reference_with (C++20) common_with (C++20) integral (C++20) signed_integral (C++20) unsigned_integral (C++20) floating_point (C++20) swappableswappable_with (C++20)(C++20) destructible (C++20) constructible_from (C++20) default_initializable (C++20)   move_constructible (C++20) copy_constructible (C++20) assignable_from (C++20)

Comparison concepts equality_comparableequality_comparable_with (C++20)(C++20) totally_orderedtotally_ordered_with (C++20)(C++20) Object concepts movable (C++20) copyable (C++20) semiregular (C++20) regular (C++20) Callable concepts invocableregular_invocable (C++20)(C++20) predicate (C++20) relation (C++20) equivalence_relation (C++20) strict_weak_order (C++20)

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Defined in header <concepts>
template< class T > concept swappable = requires(T& a, T& b) { ranges::swap(a, b); };	(1)	(since C++20)
template< class T, class U > concept swappable_with = std::common_reference_with<T, U> && requires(T&& t, U&& u) { ranges::swap(std::forward<T>(t), std::forward<T>(t)); ranges::swap(std::forward<U>(u), std::forward<U>(u)); ranges::swap(std::forward<T>(t), std::forward<U>(u)); ranges::swap(std::forward<U>(u), std::forward<T>(t)); };	(2)	(since C++20)

The concept swappable<T> specifies that lvalues of type T are swappable.

The concept swappable_with<T, U> specifies that expressions of the type and value category encoded by T and U are swappable with each other. swappable_with<T, U> is satisfied only if a call to ranges::swap(t, u) exchanges the value of t and u, that is, given distinct objects t2 equal to t and u2 equal to u, after evaluating either ranges::swap(t, u) or ranges::swap(u, t), t2 is equal to u and u2 is equal to t.

Equality preservation

Expressions declared in requires expressions of the standard library concepts are required to be equality-preserving (except where stated otherwise).

References

• C++23 standard (ISO/IEC 14882:2024):

• 18.4.9 Concept swappable [concept.swappable]

• C++20 standard (ISO/IEC 14882:2020):

• 18.4.9 Concept swappable [concept.swappable]