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Returns std::forward<T>(value) (implicitly converted to the decayed type), a decayed prvalue copy of value.

[edit] Parameters

value - the value to be copied

[edit] Return value

A decayed copy of value as a prvalue.

[edit] Notes

_decay-copy_ was introduced by the resolution of LWG issue 929. It is initially used in the concurrency support library to ensure that arguments are decayed when passing-by-value, and is later used in the ranges library.

The language feature auto(x) introduced in C++23 also allows decayed copies to be created as prvalues. The only difference is that _decay-copy_ always materializes value and produces a copy, while auto(expr) is a no-op if expr is a prvalue.

All usages of _decay-copy_ in the standard library (see below) except views::all, ranges::take_view and ranges::drop_view are replaced with auto(x) since C++23.

[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 3724 C++20 decay-copy was not constrained constrained

[edit] See also

(constructor) constructs new thread object (public member function of std::thread) [edit]
(constructor) constructs new jthread object (public member function of std::jthread) [edit]
async(C++11) runs a function asynchronously (potentially in a new thread) and returns a std::future that will hold the result (function template) [edit]
ranges::begin(C++20) returns an iterator to the beginning of a range(customization point object)[edit]
ranges::end(C++20) returns a sentinel indicating the end of a range(customization point object)[edit]
ranges::rbegin(C++20) returns a reverse iterator to a range(customization point object)[edit]
ranges::rend(C++20) returns a reverse end iterator to a range(customization point object)[edit]
ranges::size(C++20) returns an integer equal to the size of a range(customization point object)[edit]
ranges::data(C++20) obtains a pointer to the beginning of a contiguous range(customization point object)[edit]
views::all_tviews::all(C++20) a view that includes all elements of a range(alias template) (range adaptor object)[edit]
ranges::take_viewviews::take(C++20) a view consisting of the first N elements of another view(class template) (range adaptor object)[edit]
ranges::drop_viewviews::drop(C++20) a view consisting of elements of another view, skipping the first N elements(class template) (range adaptor object)[edit]