std::optional<T>::emplace

 

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std::optional

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optional::emplace

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operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>=operator<=> (C++20)

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in_place

 

template<class... Args> T& emplace( Args&&... args);	(1)	(since C++17) (constexpr since C++20)
template<class U, class... Args> T& emplace(std::initializer_list<U> ilist, Args&&... args);	(2)	(since C++17) (constexpr since C++20)

Constructs the contained value in-place. If *this already contains a value before the call, the contained value is destroyed by calling its destructor.

1) Initializes the contained value by direct-initializing (but not direct-list-initializing) with std::forward<Args>(args)... as parameters.

2) Initializes the contained value by calling its constructor with ilist, std::forward<Args>(args)... as parameters. This overload participates in overload resolution only if std::is_constructible<T, std::initializer_list<U>&, Args&&...>::value is true.

Parameters

args...	-	the arguments to pass to the constructor
ilist	-	the initializer list to pass to the constructor
Type requirements
- T must be constructible from Args... for overload (1)
- T must be constructible from std::initializer_list and Args... for overload (2)

Return value

A reference to the new contained value.

Exceptions

Any exception thrown by the selected constructor of T. If an exception is thrown, *this does not contain a value after this call (the previously contained value, if any, had been destroyed).

Feature-test macro	Value	Std	Feature
__cpp_lib_optional	202106L	(C++20) (DR20)	Fully constexpr(1,2)

Example

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#include <iostream>#include <optional>   struct A {std::string s;   A(std::string str): s(std::move(str)), id{n++}{ note("+ constructed");} ~A(){ note("~ destructed");} A(const A& o): s(o.s), id{n++}{ note("+ copy constructed");} A(A&& o): s(std::move(o.s)), id{n++}{ note("+ move constructed");}   A& operator=(const A& other){ s = other.s; note("= copy assigned");return*this;}   A& operator=(A&& other){ s = std::move(other.s); note("= move assigned");return*this;}   inlinestaticint n{};int id{};void note(auto s){std::cout<<" "<< s <<" #"<< id <<'\n';}};   int main(){std::optional<A> opt;   std::cout<<"Assign:\n"; opt = A("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit nec.");   std::cout<<"Emplace:\n";// As opt contains a value it will also destroy that value opt.emplace("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur efficitur.");   std::cout<<"End example\n";}

Output:

Assign: + constructed #0 + move constructed #1 ~ destructed #0 Emplace: ~ destructed #1 + constructed #2 End example ~ destructed #2

Defect reports

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

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
P2231R1	C++20	emplace was not constexpr while the required operations can be constexpr in C++20	made constexpr

See also

operator=

assigns contents (public member function)