std::vector<T,Allocator>::swap
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void swap( vector& other );
(until C++17)
void swap( vector& other ) noexcept(/* see below */);
(since C++17) (constexpr since C++20)
Exchanges the contents and capacity of the container with those of other. Does not invoke any move, copy, or swap operations on individual elements.
All iterators and references remain valid. The end() iterator is invalidated.
If std::allocator_traits <allocator_type>::propagate_on_container_swap::value is true, then the allocators are exchanged using an unqualified call to non-member swap. Otherwise, they are not swapped (and if get_allocator() != other.get_allocator(), the behavior is undefined).
[edit] Parameters
other
-
container to exchange the contents with
[edit] Exceptions
(none)
(until C++17)noexcept specification:
(since C++17)noexcept(std::allocator_traits <Allocator>::propagate_on_container_swap::value
|| std::allocator_traits <Allocator>::is_always_equal::value)
|| std::allocator_traits <Allocator>::is_always_equal::value)
[edit] Complexity
Constant.
[edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <vector> template<class Os, class Co> Os& operator<<(Os& os, const Co& co) { os << '{'; for (const auto& i : co) os << ' ' << i; return os << " } "; } int main() { std::vector <int> a1{1, 2, 3}, a2{4, 5}; auto it1 = std::next (a1.begin()); auto it2 = std::next (a2.begin()); int& ref1 = a1.front(); int& ref2 = a2.front(); std::cout << a1 << a2 << *it1 << ' ' << *it2 << ' ' << ref1 << ' ' << ref2 << '\n'; a1.swap(a2); std::cout << a1 << a2 << *it1 << ' ' << *it2 << ' ' << ref1 << ' ' << ref2 << '\n'; // Note that after swap the iterators and references stay associated with their // original elements, e.g. it1 that pointed to an element in 'a1' with value 2 // still points to the same element, though this element was moved into 'a2'. }
Output:
{ 1 2 3 } { 4 5 } 2 5 1 4
{ 4 5 } { 1 2 3 } 2 5 1 4Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| LWG 341 | C++98 | the capacities of std::vector could not be swapped
|
they are also swapped |