deduction guides for std::span
Min standard notice:
Header: <span>
The following deduction guides are provided for span.
# Declarations
template< class It, class EndOrSize >
span( It, EndOrSize ) -> span<std::remove_reference_t<std::iter_reference_t<It>>>;
(since C++20) (until C++26)
template< class It, class EndOrSize >
span( It, EndOrSize ) -> span<std::remove_reference_t<std::iter_reference_t<It>>,
/*maybe-static-ext*/<EndOrSize>>;
(since C++26)
template< class T, std::size_t N >
span( T (&)[N] ) -> span<T, N>;
(since C++20)
template< class T, std::size_t N >
span( std::array<T, N>& ) -> span<T, N>;
(since C++20)
template< class T, std::size_t N >
span( const std::array<T, N>& ) -> span<const T, N>;
(since C++20)
template< class R >
span( R&& ) -> span<std::remove_reference_t<std::ranges::range_reference_t<R>>>;
(since C++20)
# Example
#include <array>
#include <cstddef>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <span>
#include <string_view>
#include <vector>
void print(std::string_view rem = "", std::size_t size_of = 0, std::size_t extent = 0)
{
if (rem.empty())
{
std::cout << "name │ sizeof │ extent\n"
"─────┼────────┼────────\n";
return;
}
std::cout << std::setw(4) << rem << " │ " << std::setw(6) << size_of << " │ ";
if (extent == std::dynamic_extent)
std::cout << "dynamic";
else
std::cout << extent;
std::cout << '\n';
}
int main()
{
int a[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
print();
std::span s1{std::begin(a), std::end(a)}; // guide (1)
print("s1", sizeof s1, s1.extent);
std::span s2{std::begin(a), 3}; // guide (1)
print("s2", sizeof s2, s2.extent);
#if __cplusplus > 202302L
std::span s3{std::begin(a), std::integral_constant<std::size_t, 2>{}}; // guide (1)
print("s3", sizeof s3, s3.extent);
#endif // C++26
std::span s4{a}; // guide (2)
print("s4", sizeof s4, s4.extent);
std::span<int> s5{a}; // does not use a guide, makes a dynamic span
print("s5", sizeof s5, s5.extent);
std::array arr{6, 7, 8};
std::span s6{arr}; // guide (3)
print("s6", sizeof s6, s6.extent);
s6[0] = 42; // OK, element_type is 'int'
const std::array arr2{9, 10, 11};
std::span s7{arr2}; // guide (4)
print("s7", sizeof s7, s7.extent);
// s7[0] = 42; // Error: element_type is 'const int'
std::vector v{66, 69, 99};
std::span s8{v}; // guide (5)
print("s8", sizeof s8, s8.extent);
}