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std::raw_storage_iterator

| Defined in header | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ------------------------------------------------------ | | template< class OutputIt, class T > class raw_storage_iterator : public std::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag, void, void, void, void>; | | (until C++17) | | template< class OutputIt, class T > class raw_storage_iterator; | | (since C++17) (deprecated in C++17) (removed in C++20) |

The output iterator std::raw_storage_iterator makes it possible for standard algorithms to store results in uninitialized memory. Whenever the algorithm writes an object of type T to the dereferenced iterator, the object is copy-constructed into the location in the uninitialized storage pointed to by the iterator. The template parameter OutputIt is any type that meets the requirements of LegacyOutputIterator and has operator* defined to return an object, for which operator& returns an object of type T*. Usually, the type T* is used as OutputIt.

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Member type Definition
iterator_category std::output_iterator_tag
value_type void
difference_type
pointer void
reference void
Member types iterator_category, value_type, difference_type, pointer and reference are required to be obtained by inheriting from std::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag, void, void, void, void>. (until C++17)

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std::raw_storage_iterator was deprecated primarily because of its exception-unsafe behavior. Unlike std::uninitialized_copy, it doesn't handle exceptions during operations like std::copy safely, potentially leading to resource leaks due to a lack of tracking the number of successfully constructed objects and their proper destruction in the presence of exceptions.

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