26 Numerics library [numerics]

26.6 Numeric arrays [numarray]

26.6.9 Class template indirect_array [template.indirect.array]

26.6.9.1 Class template indirect_array overview [template.indirect.array.overview]

namespace std {
  template <class T> class indirect_array {
  public:
    typedef T value_type;

    void operator=  (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator*= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator/= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator%= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator+= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator-= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator^= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator&= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator|= (const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator<<=(const valarray<T>&) const;
    void operator>>=(const valarray<T>&) const;

    indirect_array(const indirect_array&);
   ~indirect_array();
    const indirect_array& operator=(const indirect_array&) const;
    void operator=(const T&) const;

    indirect_array() = delete;        // as implied by declaring copy constructor above
  };
}
1

This template is a helper template used by the indirect subscript operator

indirect_array<T> valarray<T>::operator[](const valarray<size_t>&).

2

It has reference semantics to a subset of an array specified by an indirect_array. Thus the expression a[indirect] = b; has the effect of assigning the elements of b to the elements in a whose indices appear in indirect.