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std::ranges::uninitialized_default_construct

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Defined in header <memory>
Call signature
template< no-throw-forward-iterator I, no-throw-sentinel-for<I> S >

    requires std::default_initializable <std::iter_value_t <I>>

I uninitialized_default_construct( I first, S last );
(1) (since C++20)
(constexpr since C++26)
template< no-throw-forward-range R >

    requires std::default_initializable <ranges::range_value_t <R>>
ranges::borrowed_iterator_t <R>

    uninitialized_default_construct( R&& r );
(2) (since C++20)
(constexpr since C++26)
1) Constructs objects of type std::iter_value_t <I> in the uninitialized memory area [firstlast) by default-initialization, as if by

for (; first != last; ++first)
    ::new (voidify (*first))
        std::remove_reference_t <std::iter_reference_t <I>>;
return first;

If an exception is thrown during the initialization, the objects already constructed are destroyed in an unspecified order.
2) Equivalent to ranges::uninitialized_default_construct(ranges::begin (r), ranges::end (r)).

The function-like entities described on this page are algorithm function objects (informally known as niebloids), that is:

[edit] Parameters

first, last - the iterator-sentinel pair defining the range of elements to initialize
r - the range of the elements to initialize

[edit] Return value

As described above.

[edit] Complexity

Linear in the distance between first and last.

[edit] Exceptions

Any exception thrown on construction of the elements in the destination range.

[edit] Notes

An implementation may skip the objects construction (without changing the observable effect) if no non-trivial default constructor is called while default-initializing a std::iter_value_t <I> object, which can be detected by std::is_trivially_default_constructible .

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_raw_memory_algorithms 202411L (C++26) constexpr for specialized memory algorithms, (1,2)

[edit] Possible implementation

struct uninitialized_default_construct_fn
{
 template<no-throw-forward-iterator I, no-throw-sentinel-for<I> S>
 requires std::default_initializable <std::iter_value_t <I>>
 constexpr I operator()(I first, S last) const
 {
 using ValueType = std::remove_reference_t <std::iter_reference_t <I>>;
 if constexpr (std::is_trivially_default_constructible_v <ValueType>)
 return ranges::next (first, last); // skip initialization
 I rollback{first};
 try
 {
 for (; !(first == last); ++first)
 ::new (static_cast<void*>(std::addressof (*first))) ValueType;
 return first;
 }
 catch (...) // rollback: destroy constructed elements
 {
 for (; rollback != first; ++rollback)
 ranges::destroy_at (std::addressof (*rollback));
 throw;
 }
 }
 
 template<no-throw-forward-range R>
 requires std::default_initializable <ranges::range_value_t <R>>
 constexpr ranges::borrowed_iterator_t <R> operator()(R&& r) const
 {
 return (*this)(ranges::begin (r), ranges::end (r));
 }
};
 
inline constexpr uninitialized_default_construct_fn uninitialized_default_construct{};

[edit] Example

Run this code
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
 
int main()
{
 struct S { std::string m{"▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀"}; };
 
 constexpr int n{4};
 alignas(alignof(S)) char out[n * sizeof(S)];
 
 try
 {
 auto first{reinterpret_cast<S*>(out)};
 auto last{first + n};
 
 std::ranges::uninitialized_default_construct(first, last);
 
 auto count{1};
 for (auto it{first}; it != last; ++it)
 std::cout << count++ << ' ' << it->m << '\n';
 
 std::ranges::destroy (first, last);
 }
 catch (...) { std::cout << "Exception!\n"; }
 
 // Notice that for "trivial types" the uninitialized_default_construct
 // generally does not zero-fill the given uninitialized memory area.
 constexpr char sample[]{'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', '\n'};
 char v[]{'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', '\n'};
 std::ranges::uninitialized_default_construct(std::begin (v), std::end (v));
 if (std::memcmp (v, sample, sizeof(v)) == 0)
 {
 std::cout << " ";
 // Maybe undefined behavior, pending CWG 1997 to be resolved:
 // for (const char c : v) { std::cout << c << ' '; }
 for (const char c : sample)
 std::cout << c << ' ';
 }
 else
 std::cout << "Unspecified\n";
}

Possible output:

1 ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀
2 ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀
3 ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀
4 ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀
 A B C D

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 3870 C++20 this algorithm might create objects on a const storage kept disallowed

[edit] See also

constructs objects by default-initialization in an uninitialized area of memory, defined by a start and count
(algorithm function object)[edit]
constructs objects by value-initialization in an uninitialized area of memory, defined by a range
(algorithm function object)[edit]
constructs objects by value-initialization in an uninitialized area of memory, defined by a start and a count
(algorithm function object)[edit]
constructs objects by default-initialization in an uninitialized area of memory, defined by a range
(function template) [edit]

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