std::experimental::optional<T>:: operator=

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optional & operator = ( std:: experimental :: nullopt_t ) noexcept ;
(1) (library fundamentals TS)
optional & operator = ( const optional & other ) ;
(2) (library fundamentals TS)
optional & operator = ( optional && other ) noexcept ( /* see below */ ) ;
(3) (library fundamentals TS)
template < class U >
optional & operator = ( U && value ) ;
(4) (library fundamentals TS)

Replaces contents of * this with the contents of other .

1) If * this contains a value before the call, the contained value is destroyed by calling its destructor as if by val - > T :: ~T ( ) . * this does not contain a value after this call.
2,3) Assigns the state of other .
  • If both * this and other do not contain a value, the function has no effect.
  • If * this contains a value, but other does not, then the contained value is destroyed by calling its destructor. * this does not contain a value after the call.
  • If other contains a value, then depending on whether * this contains a value, the contained value is either direct-initialized or assigned from * other (2) or std :: move ( * other ) (3) . Note that a moved-from optional still contains a value .
4) Decay-only perfect-forwarded assignment: depending on whether * this contains a value before the call, the contained value is either direct-initialized from std:: forward < U > ( value ) or assigned from std:: forward < U > ( value ) . The function does not participate in overload resolution unless std:: is_same < std:: decay_t < U > , T > :: value is true .

Parameters

other - another optional object whose contained value to assign
value - value to assign to the contained value
Type requirements
-
T must meet the requirements of CopyAssignable and CopyConstructible in order to use overload (2).
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T must meet the requirements of MoveAssignable and MoveConstructible in order to use overload (3).

Return value

* this

Exceptions

2-4) Throws any exception thrown by the constructor or assignment operator of T . If an exception is thrown, the initialization state of * this (and of other in case of (2)) is unchanged, i.e. if the object contained a value, it still contains a value, and the other way round. The contents of value and the contained values of * this and other depend on the exception safety guarantees of the operation from which the exception originates (copy-constructor, move-assignment, etc.).
(3) has the following noexcept declaration:
noexcept specification:

Notes

An optional object op may be turned into an empty optional with both op = { } ; and op = nullopt ; .

Example

#include <experimental/optional>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::experimental::optional<const char*> s1 = "abc", s2; // constructor
    s2 = s1; // assignment
    s1 = "def"; // decaying assignment (U = char[4], T = const char*)
    std::cout << *s2 << ' ' << *s1 << '\n';
}

Output:

abc def

See also

constructs the contained value in-place
(public member function)