std::ranges::view_interface::operator[] - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

The default implementation of operator[] member function obtains the element at the specified offset relative to the beginning iterator, reusing the operator[] of the iterator type.

  1. Let derived be static_cast<D&>(*this). Equivalent to return ranges::begin(derived)[n];.

  2. Same as (1), except that derived is static_cast<const D&>(*this).

[edit] Parameters

n - position of the element to return

[edit] Return value

The element at offset n relative to the beginning iterator.

[edit] Notes

In C++20, no type derived from std::ranges::view_interface in the standard library provides their own operator[] member function.

However, following derived types cannot use the default implementations, as they never satisfy random_access_range:

The inherited operator[] member function is available for std::ranges::empty_view, but a call to it always results in undefined behavior.

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