std::auto_ptr<T>:: operator auto_ptr<Y>

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std::auto_ptr
template < class Y >
operator auto_ptr_ref < Y > ( ) throw ( ) ;
(1) (deprecated in C++11)
(removed in C++17)
template < class Y >
operator auto_ptr < Y > ( ) throw ( ) ;
(2) (deprecated in C++11)
(removed in C++17)

Converts * this to an auto_ptr for a different type Y .

1) Returns an implementation-defined type that holds a reference to * this . std::auto_ptr is convertible and assignable from this template. The implementation is allowed to provide the template with a different name or implement equivalent functionality in other ways.
2) Constructs a new auto_ptr with a pointer obtained by calling release() .

Parameters

(none)

Return value

1) An implementation-defined type that holds a reference to * this .
2) An auto_ptr with a pointer obtained by calling release() .

Notes

The constructor and the copy assignment operator from auto_ptr_ref is provided to allow copy-constructing and assigning std::auto_ptr from nameless temporaries. Since its copy constructor and copy assignment operator take the argument as non-const reference, they cannot bind rvalue arguments directly. However, a user-defined conversion (1) or (2) can be executed (which releases the original auto_ptr ), followed by a call to the constructor or copy-assignment operator that take auto_ptr_ref by value. This is an early implementation of move semantics .

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