std::mask_array
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                    |   Defined in header  <valarray>
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|   template< class T > class mask_array;  | 
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std::mask_array is a helper template used by the valarray subscript operator with std::valarray<bool> argument. It has reference semantics and provides access to the subset of the valarray consisting of the elements whose indices correspond to true values in the std::valarray<bool> mask.
Member types
| Type | Definition | 
  value_type
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  T
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Member functions
  constructs a mask_array (public member function)  | |
  destroys a mask_array (public member function)  | |
|    assigns contents  (public member function)  | |
|    performs arithmetic operation on the array referred by mask.  (public member function)  | 
Example
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#include <iostream> #include <valarray> int main() { std::valarray<int> data = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}; std::cout << "Initial valarray: "; for(int n: data) std::cout << n << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; data[data > 5] = -1; // the type of data>5 is std::valarray<bool> // the type of data[data>5] is std::mask_array<int> std::cout << "After v[v>5]=-1: "; for(int n: data) std::cout << n << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; }
Output:
Initial valarray: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 After v[v>5]=-1: 0 1 2 3 4 5 -1 -1 -1 -1