std::raw_storage_iterator

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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 OutputIterator is any type that satisfied output iterator requirements and has operator* defined to return an object, for which operator& returns an object of type T*. Usually, the type T* is used as OutputIterator.

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[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <memory>
#include <algorithm>
 
int main()
{
    const std::string s[] = {"This", "is", "a", "test", "."};
    std::string* p = std::get_temporary_buffer<std::string>(5).first;
 
    std::copy(std::begin(s), std::end(s),
              std::raw_storage_iterator<std::string*, std::string>(p));
 
    for(std::string* i = p; i!=p+5; ++i) {
        std::cout << *i << '\n';
        i->~basic_string<char>();
    }
    std::return_temporary_buffer(p);
}

Output:

This
is
a
test
.

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