List of Tables [tab]


2.5 Alternative tokens [lex.digraph]

Table 1 — Alternative tokens
Alternative Primary Alternative Primary Alternative Primary
<% { and && and_eq &=
%> } bitor | or_eq |=
<: [ or || xor_eq ^=
:> ] xor ^ not !
%: # compl ~ not_eq !=
%:%: ## bitand &

2.10 Identifiers [lex.name]

Table 2 — Ranges of characters allowed
00A8 00AA 00AD 00AF 00B2-00B5
00B7-00BA 00BC-00BE 00C0-00D6 00D8-00F6 00F8-00FF
0100-167F 1681-180D 180F-1FFF
200B-200D 202A-202E 203F-2040 2054 2060-206F
2070-218F 2460-24FF 2776-2793 2C00-2DFF 2E80-2FFF
3004-3007 3021-302F 3031-D7FF
F900-FD3D FD40-FDCF FDF0-FE44 FE47-FFFD
10000-1FFFD 20000-2FFFD 30000-3FFFD 40000-4FFFD 50000-5FFFD
60000-6FFFD 70000-7FFFD 80000-8FFFD 90000-9FFFD A0000-AFFFD
B0000-BFFFD C0000-CFFFD D0000-DFFFD E0000-EFFFD

2.10 Identifiers [lex.name]

Table 3 — Ranges of characters disallowed initially (combining characters)
0300-036F 1DC0-1DFF 20D0-20FF FE20-FE2F

2.10 Identifiers [lex.name]

Table 4 — Identifiers with special meaning
override final

2.11 Keywords [lex.key]

Table 5 — Keywords
alignas continue friend register true
alignof decltype goto reinterpret_cast try
asm default if return typedef
auto delete inline short typeid
bool do int signed typename
break double long sizeof union
case dynamic_cast mutable static unsigned
catch else namespace static_assert using
char enum new static_cast virtual
char16_t explicit noexcept struct void
char32_t export nullptr switch volatile
class extern operator template wchar_t
const false private this while
constexpr float protected thread_local
const_cast for public throw

2.11 Keywords [lex.key]

Table 6 — Alternative representations
and and_eq bitand bitor compl not
not_eq or or_eq xor xor_eq

2.13.2 Integer literals [lex.icon]

Table 7 — Types of integer literals
SuffixDecimal literalBinary, octal, or hexadecimal literal
none int int
long int unsigned int
long long int long int
unsigned long int
long long int
unsigned long long int
u or U unsigned int unsigned int
unsigned long int unsigned long int
unsigned long long int unsigned long long int
l or L long int long int
long long int unsigned long int
long long int
unsigned long long int
Both u or U unsigned long int unsigned long int
and l or L unsigned long long int unsigned long long int
ll or LL long long int long long int
unsigned long long int
Both u or U unsigned long long int unsigned long long int
and ll or LL

2.13.3 Character literals [lex.ccon]

Table 8 — Escape sequences
new-line NL(LF) \n
horizontal tab HT \t
vertical tab VT \v
backspace BS \b
carriage return CR \r
form feed FF \f
alert BEL \a
backslash \ \\
question mark ? \?
single quote ' \'
double quote " \"
octal number ooo \ooo
hex number hhh \xhhh

2.13.5 String literals [lex.string]

Table 9 — String literal concatenations
Source Means Source Means Source Means
u"a" u"b" u"ab" U"a" U"b" U"ab" L"a" L"b" L"ab"
u"a" "b" u"ab" U"a" "b" U"ab" L"a" "b" L"ab"
"a" u"b" u"ab" "a" U"b" U"ab" "a" L"b" L"ab"

3.9.3 CV-qualifiers [basic.type.qualifier]

Table 10 — Relations on const and volatile
no cv-qualifier < const
no cv-qualifier < volatile
no cv-qualifier < const volatile
const < const volatile
volatile < const volatile

7.1.7.2 Simple type specifiers [dcl.type.simple]

Table 11simple-type-specifiers and the types they specify
Specifier(s) Type
type-name the type named
simple-template-id the type as defined in [temp.names]
template-name placeholder for a type to be deduced
char “char”
unsigned char “unsigned char”
signed char “signed char”
char16_t “char16_t”
char32_t “char32_t”
bool “bool”
unsigned “unsigned int”
unsigned int “unsigned int”
signed “int”
signed int “int”
int “int”
unsigned short int “unsigned short int”
unsigned short “unsigned short int”
unsigned long int “unsigned long int”
unsigned long “unsigned long int”
unsigned long long int “unsigned long long int”
unsigned long long “unsigned long long int”
signed long int “long int”
signed long “long int”
signed long long int “long long int”
signed long long “long long int”
long long int “long long int”
long long “long long int”
long int “long int”
long “long int”
signed short int “short int”
signed short “short int”
short int “short int”
short “short int”
wchar_t “wchar_t”
float “float”
double “double”
long double “long double”
void “void”
auto placeholder for a type to be deduced
decltype(auto) placeholder for a type to be deduced
decltype(expression) the type as defined below

13.3.1.2 Operators in expressions [over.match.oper]

Table 12 — Relationship between operator and function call notation
Subclause Expression As member function As non-member function
[over.unary] @a (a).operator@ ( ) operator@(a)
[over.binary] a@b (a).operator@ (b) operator@(a, b)
[over.ass] a=b (a).operator= (b)
[over.sub] a[b] (a).operator[](b)
[over.ref] a-> (a).operator->( )
[over.inc] a@ (a).operator@ (0) operator@(a, 0)

13.3.3.1.1 Standard conversion sequences [over.ics.scs]

Table 13 — Conversions
Conversion Category Rank Subclause
No conversions required Identity
Lvalue-to-rvalue conversion [conv.lval]
Array-to-pointer conversion Lvalue Transformation [conv.array]
Function-to-pointer conversion Exact Match [conv.func]
Qualification conversions [conv.qual]
Function pointer conversion Qualification Adjustment [conv.fctptr]
Integral promotions [conv.prom]
Floating-point promotion Promotion Promotion [conv.fpprom]
Integral conversions [conv.integral]
Floating-point conversions [conv.double]
Floating-integral conversions [conv.fpint]
Pointer conversions Conversion Conversion [conv.ptr]
Pointer to member conversions [conv.mem]
Boolean conversions [conv.bool]

14.5.3 Variadic templates [temp.variadic]

Table 14 — Value of folding empty sequences
OperatorValue when parameter pack is empty
&& true
|| false
, void()

17.1 General [library.general]

Table 15 — Library categories
Clause Category
[language.support] Language support library
[diagnostics] Diagnostics library
[utilities] General utilities library
[strings] Strings library
[localization] Localization library
[containers] Containers library
[iterators] Iterators library
[algorithms] Algorithms library
[numerics] Numerics library
[input.output] Input/output library
[re] Regular expressions library
[atomics] Atomic operations library
[thread] Thread support library

17.5.1.2 Headers [headers]

Table 16 — C++ library headers
<algorithm> <future> <numeric> <strstream>
<any> <initializer_list> <optional> <system_error>
<array> <iomanip> <ostream> <thread>
<atomic> <ios> <queue> <tuple>
<bitset> <iosfwd> <random> <type_traits>
<chrono> <iostream> <ratio> <typeindex>
<codecvt> <istream> <regex> <typeinfo>
<complex> <iterator> <scoped_allocator> <unordered_map>
<condition_variable> <limits> <set> <unordered_set>
<deque> <list> <shared_mutex> <utility>
<exception> <locale> <sstream> <valarray>
<execution> <map> <stack> <variant>
<filesystem> <memory> <stdexcept> <vector>
<forward_list> <memory_resource> <streambuf>
<fstream> <mutex> <string>
<functional> <new> <string_view>

17.5.1.2 Headers [headers]

Table 17 — C++ headers for C library facilities
<cassert> <cinttypes> <csignal> <cstdio> <cwchar>
<ccomplex> <ciso646> <cstdalign> <cstdlib> <cwctype>
<cctype> <climits> <cstdarg> <cstring>
<cerrno> <clocale> <cstdbool> <ctgmath>
<cfenv> <cmath> <cstddef> <ctime>
<cfloat> <csetjmp> <cstdint> <cuchar>

17.5.1.2 Headers [headers]

Table 18 — C standard Annex K names
abort_handler_s mbstowcs_s strncat_s vswscanf_s
asctime_s memcpy_s strncpy_s vwprintf_s
bsearch_s memmove_s strtok_s vwscanf_s
constraint_handler_t memset_s swprintf_s wcrtomb_s
ctime_s printf_s swscanf_s wcscat_s
errno_t qsort_s tmpfile_s wcscpy_s
fopen_s RSIZE_MAX TMP_MAX_S wcsncat_s
fprintf_s rsize_t tmpnam_s wcsncpy_s
freopen_s scanf_s vfprintf_s wcsnlen_s
fscanf_s set_constraint_handler_s vfscanf_s wcsrtombs_s
fwprintf_s snprintf_s vfwprintf_s wcstok_s
fwscanf_s snwprintf_s vfwscanf_s wcstombs_s
getenv_s sprintf_s vprintf_s wctomb_s
gets_s sscanf_s vscanf_s wmemcpy_s
gmtime_s strcat_s vsnprintf_s wmemmove_s
ignore_handler_s strcpy_s vsnwprintf_s wprintf_s
L_tmpnam_s strerror_s vsprintf_s wscanf_s
localtime_s strerrorlen_s vsscanf_s
mbsrtowcs_s strlen_s vswprintf_s

17.5.1.3 Freestanding implementations [compliance]

Table 19 — C++ headers for freestanding implementations
Subclause Header(s)
<ciso646>
[support.types] Types <cstddef>
[support.limits] Implementation properties <cfloat> <limits> <climits>
[cstdint] Integer types <cstdint>
[support.start.term] Start and termination <cstdlib>
[support.dynamic] Dynamic memory management <new>
[support.rtti] Type identification <typeinfo>
[support.exception] Exception handling <exception>
[support.initlist] Initializer lists <initializer_list>
[support.runtime] Other runtime support <cstdalign> <cstdarg> <cstdbool>
[meta] Type traits <type_traits>
[atomics] Atomics <atomic>

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 20EqualityComparable requirements
Expression Return type Requirement
a == b convertible to bool == is an equivalence relation, that is, it has the following properties:
  • For all a, a == a.

  • If a == b, then b == a.

  • If a == b and b == c, then a == c.


17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 21LessThanComparable requirements
Expression Return type Requirement
a < b convertible to bool < is a strict weak ordering relation ([alg.sorting])

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 22DefaultConstructible requirements
Expression Post-condition
T t; object t is default-initialized
T u{}; object u is value-initialized or aggregate-initialized
T()
T{}
an object of type T is value-initialized or aggregate-initialized

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 23MoveConstructible requirements
Expression Post-condition
T u = rv; u is equivalent to the value of rv before the construction
T(rv) T(rv) is equivalent to the value of rv before the construction
rv's state is unspecified [ Note: rv must still meet the requirements of the library component that is using it. The operations listed in those requirements must work as specified whether rv has been moved from or not.  — end note ]

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 24CopyConstructible requirements (in addition to MoveConstructible)
Expression Post-condition
T u = v; the value of v is unchanged and is equivalent to u
T(v) the value of v is unchanged and is equivalent to T(v)

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 25MoveAssignable requirements
Expression Return type Return value Post-condition
t = rv T& t If t and rv do not refer to the same object, t is equivalent to the value of rv before the assignment
rv's state is unspecified. [ Note: rv must still meet the requirements of the library component that is using it, whether or not t and rv refer to the same object. The operations listed in those requirements must work as specified whether rv has been moved from or not.  — end note ]

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 26CopyAssignable requirements (in addition to MoveAssignable)
Expression Return type Return value Post-condition
t = v T& t t is equivalent to v, the value of v is unchanged

17.5.3.1 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]

Table 27Destructible requirements
Expression Post-condition
u.~T() All resources owned by u are reclaimed, no exception is propagated.

17.5.3.3 NullablePointer requirements [nullablepointer.requirements]

Table 28NullablePointer requirements
Expression Return type Operational semantics
P u(np);
post: u == nullptr
P u = np;
P(np) post: P(np) == nullptr
t = np P& post: t == nullptr
a != b contextually convertible to bool !(a == b)
a == np contextually convertible to bool a == P()
np == a
a != np contextually convertible to bool !(a == np)
np != a

17.5.3.4 Hash requirements [hash.requirements]

Table 29Hash requirements
Expression Return type Requirement
h(k) size_t The value returned shall depend only on the argument k for the duration of the program. [ Note: Thus all evaluations of the expression h(k) with the same value for k yield the same result for a given execution of the program.  — end note ] [ Note: For two different values t1 and t2, the probability that h(t1) and h(t2) compare equal should be very small, approaching 1.0 / numeric_limits<size_t>::max().  — end note ]
h(u) size_t Shall not modify u.

17.5.3.5 Allocator requirements [allocator.requirements]

Table 30 — Descriptive variable definitions
VariableDefinition
T, U, C any cv-unqualified object type ([basic.types])
X an Allocator class for type T
Y the corresponding Allocator class for type U
XX the type allocator_traits<X>
YY the type allocator_traits<Y>
a, a1, a2 lvalues of type X
u the name of a variable being declared
b a value of type Y
c a pointer of type C* through which indirection is valid
p a value of type XX::pointer, obtained by calling a1.allocate, where a1 == a
q a value of type XX::const_pointer obtained by conversion from a value p.
w a value of type XX::void_pointer obtained by conversion from a value p
x a value of type XX::const_void_pointer obtained by conversion from a value q or a value w
y a value of type XX::const_void_pointer obtained by conversion from a result value of YY::allocate, or else a value of type (possibly const) std::nullptr_t.
n a value of type XX::size_type.
Args a template parameter pack
args a function parameter pack with the pattern Args&&

17.5.3.5 Allocator requirements [allocator.requirements]

Table 31 — Allocator requirements
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/noteDefault
pre-/post-condition
X::pointer T*
X::const_pointer X::pointer is convertible to X::const_pointer pointer_traits<X::pointer>::rebind<const T>
X::void_pointer
Y::void_pointer
X::pointer is convertible to X::void_pointer. X::void_pointer and Y::void_pointer are the same type. pointer_traits<X::pointer>::rebind<void>
X::const_void_pointer
Y::const_void_pointer
X::pointer, X::const_pointer, and X::void_pointer are convertible to X::const_void_pointer. X::const_void_pointer and Y::const_void_pointer are the same type. pointer_traits<X::pointer>::rebind<const void>
X::value_type Identical to T
X::size_type unsigned integer type a type that can represent the size of the largest object in the allocation model. make_unsigned_t<X::difference_type>
X::difference_type signed integer type a type that can represent the difference between any two pointers in the allocation model. pointer_traits<X::pointer>::difference_type
typename X::template rebind<U>::other Y For all U (including T), Y::template rebind<T>::other is X. See Note A, below.
*p T&
*q const T& *q refers to the same object as *p
p->m type of T::m pre: (*p).m is well-defined. equivalent to (*p).m
q->m type of T::m pre: (*q).m is well-defined. equivalent to (*q).m
static_- cast<X::pointer>(w) X::pointer static_cast<X::pointer>(w) == p
static_cast<X ::const_pointer>(x) X::const_pointer static_cast<X ::const_pointer>(x) == q
a.allocate(n) X::pointer Memory is allocated for n objects of type T but objects are not constructed. allocate may throw an appropriate exception.176Note: If n == 0, the return value is unspecified.  — end note ]
a.allocate(n, y) X::pointer Same as a.allocate(n). The use of y is unspecified, but it is intended as an aid to locality. a.allocate(n)
a.deallocate(p,n) (not used) pre: p shall be a value returned by an earlier call to allocate that has not been invalidated by an intervening call to deallocate. n shall match the value passed to allocate to obtain this memory. Throws: Nothing.
a.max_size() X::size_type the largest value that can meaningfully be passed to X::allocate() numeric_limits<size_type>::max()/sizeof(value_type)
a1 == a2 bool returns true only if storage allocated from each can be deallocated via the other. operator== shall be reflexive, symmetric, and transitive, and shall not exit via an exception.
a1 != a2 bool same as !(a1 == a2)
a == b bool same as a == Y::rebind<T>::other(b)
a != b bool same as !(a == b)
X u(a);
X u = a;
Shall not exit via an exception.
post: u == a
X u(b); Shall not exit via an exception.
post: Y(u) == b, u == X(b)
X u(std::move(a));
X u = std::move(a);
Shall not exit via an exception.
post: u is equal to the prior value of a.
X u(std::move(b)); Shall not exit via an exception.
post: u is equal to the prior value of X(b).
a.construct(c, args) (not used) Effect: Constructs an object of type C at c ::new ((void*)c) C(forward<Args>(args)...)
a.destroy(c) (not used) Effect: Destroys the object at c c->~C()
a.select_on_container_copy_construction() X Typically returns either a or X() return a;
X::propagate_on_container_copy_assignment Identical to or derived from true_type or false_type true_type only if an allocator of type X should be copied when the client container is copy-assigned. See Note B, below. false_type
X::propagate_on_container_move_assignment Identical to or derived from true_type or false_type true_type only if an allocator of type X should be moved when the client container is move-assigned. See Note B, below. false_type
X::propagate_on_- container_swap Identical to or derived from true_type or false_type true_type only if an allocator of type X should be swapped when the client container is swapped. See Note B, below. false_type
X::is_always_equal Identical to or derived from true_type or false_type true_type only if the expression a1 == a2 is guaranteed to be true for any two (possibly const) values a1, a2 of type X. is_empty<X>::type

18.1 General [support.general]

Table 32 — Language support library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[support.types] Common definitions <cstddef>
<cstdlib>
[support.limits] Implementation properties <limits>
<climits>
<cfloat>
[cstdint] Integer types <cstdint>
[support.start.term] Start and termination <cstdlib>
[support.dynamic] Dynamic memory management <new>
[support.rtti] Type identification <typeinfo>
[support.exception] Exception handling <exception>
[support.initlist] Initializer lists <initializer_list>
[support.runtime] Other runtime support <csignal>
<csetjmp>
<cstdalign>
<cstdarg>
<cstdbool>
<cstdlib>

19.1 General [diagnostics.general]

Table 33 — Diagnostics library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[std.exceptions] Exception classes <stdexcept>
[assertions] Assertions <cassert>
[errno] Error numbers <cerrno>
[syserr] System error support <system_error>

20.1 General [utilities.general]

Table 34 — General utilities library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[utility] Utility components <utility>
[intseq] Compile-time integer sequences <utility>
[pairs] Pairs <utility>
[tuple] Tuples <tuple>
[optional] Optional objects <optional>
[variant] Variants <variant>
[any] Storage for any type <any>
[template.bitset] Fixed-size sequences of bits <bitset>
[memory] Memory <memory>
<cstdlib>
[smartptr] Smart pointers <memory>
[mem.res] Memory resources <memory_resource>
[allocator.adaptor] Scoped allocators <scoped_allocator>
[function.objects] Function objects <functional>
[meta] Type traits <type_traits>
[ratio] Compile-time rational arithmetic <ratio>
[time] Time utilities <chrono>
<ctime>
[type.index] Type indexes <typeindex>
[execpol] Execution policies <execution>

20.6.3.3 Assignment [optional.assign]

Table 35optional::operator=(const optional&) effects
*this contains a value*this does not contain a value
rhs contains a value assigns *rhs to the contained value initializes the contained value as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with *rhs
rhs does not contain a value destroys the contained value by calling val->T::~T() no effect

20.6.3.3 Assignment [optional.assign]

Table 36optional::operator=(optional&&) effects
*this contains a value*this does not contain a value
rhs contains a value assigns std::move(*rhs) to the contained value initializes the contained value as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with std::move(*rhs)
rhs does not contain a value destroys the contained value by calling val->T::~T() no effect

20.6.3.3 Assignment [optional.assign]

Table 37optional::operator=(const optional<U>&) effects
*this contains a value*this does not contain a value
rhs contains a value assigns *rhs to the contained value initializes the contained value as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with *rhs
rhs does not contain a value destroys the contained value by calling val->T::~T() no effect

20.6.3.3 Assignment [optional.assign]

Table 38optional::operator=(optional<U>&&) effects
*this contains a value*this does not contain a value
rhs contains a value assigns std::move(*rhs) to the contained value initializes the contained value as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with std::move(*rhs)
rhs does not contain a value destroys the contained value by calling val->T::~T() no effect

20.6.3.4 Swap [optional.swap]

Table 39optional::swap(optional&) effects
*this contains a value*this does not contain a value
rhs contains a value calls swap(*(*this), *rhs) initializes the contained value of *this as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with the expression std::move(*rhs), followed by rhs.val->T::~T(); postcondition is that *this contains a value and rhs does not contain a value
rhs does not contain a value initializes the contained value of rhs as if direct-non-list-initializing an object of type T with the expression std::move(*(*this)), followed by val->T::~T(); postcondition is that *this does not contain a value and rhs contains a value no effect

20.15.4.1 Primary type categories [meta.unary.cat]

Table 40 — Primary type category predicates
TemplateConditionComments
template <class T>
struct is_void;
T is void
template <class T>
struct is_null_pointer;
T is nullptr_t ([basic.fundamental])
template <class T>
struct is_integral;
T is an integral type ([basic.fundamental])
template <class T>
struct is_floating_point;
T is a floating-point type ([basic.fundamental])
template <class T>
struct is_array;
T is an array type ([basic.compound]) of known or unknown extent Class template array ([array]) is not an array type.
template <class T>
struct is_pointer;
T is a pointer type ([basic.compound]) Includes pointers to functions but not pointers to non-static members.
template <class T>
struct is_lvalue_reference;
T is an lvalue reference type ([dcl.ref])
template <class T>
struct is_rvalue_reference;
T is an rvalue reference type ([dcl.ref])
template <class T>
struct is_member_object_pointer;
T is a pointer to non-static data member
template <class T>
struct is_member_function_pointer;
T is a pointer to non-static member function
template <class T>
struct is_enum;
T is an enumeration type ([basic.compound])
template <class T>
struct is_union;
T is a union type ([basic.compound])
template <class T>
struct is_class;
T is a non-union class type ([basic.compound])
template <class T>
struct is_function;
T is a function type ([basic.compound])

20.15.4.2 Composite type traits [meta.unary.comp]

Table 41 — Composite type category predicates
TemplateConditionComments
template <class T>
struct is_reference;
T is an lvalue reference or an rvalue reference
template <class T>
struct is_arithmetic;
T is an arithmetic type ([basic.fundamental])
template <class T>
struct is_fundamental;
T is a fundamental type ([basic.fundamental])
template <class T>
struct is_object;
T is an object type ([basic.types])
template <class T>
struct is_scalar;
T is a scalar type ([basic.types])
template <class T>
struct is_compound;
T is a compound type ([basic.compound])
template <class T>
struct is_member_pointer;
T is a pointer to non-static data member or non-static member function

20.15.4.3 Type properties [meta.unary.prop]

Table 42 — Type property predicates
TemplateConditionPreconditions
template <class T>
struct is_const;
T is const-qualified ([basic.type.qualifier])
template <class T>
struct is_volatile;
T is volatile-qualified ([basic.type.qualifier])
template <class T>
struct is_trivial;
T is a trivial type ([basic.types]) remove_all_extents_t<T> shall be a complete type or (possibly cv-qualified) void.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_copyable;
T is a trivially copyable type ([basic.types]) remove_all_extents_t<T> shall be a complete type or (possibly cv-qualified) void.
template <class T>
struct is_standard_layout;
T is a standard-layout type ([basic.types]) remove_all_extents_t<T> shall be a complete type or (possibly cv-qualified) void.
template <class T>
struct is_pod;
T is a POD type ([basic.types]) remove_all_extents_t<T> shall be a complete type or (possibly cv-qualified) void.
template <class T>
struct is_empty;
T is a class type, but not a union type, with no non-static data members other than bit-fields of length 0, no virtual member functions, no virtual base classes, and no base class B for which is_empty_v<B> is false. If T is a non-union class type, T shall be a complete type.
template <class T>
struct is_polymorphic;
T is a polymorphic class ([class.virtual]) If T is a non-union class type, T shall be a complete type.
template <class T>
struct is_abstract;
T is an abstract class ([class.abstract]) If T is a non-union class type, T shall be a complete type.
template <class T>
struct is_final;
T is a class type marked with the class-virt-specifier final (Clause [class]). [ Note: A union is a class type that can be marked with final.  — end note ] If T is a class type, T shall be a complete type.
template <class T>
struct is_signed;
If is_arithmetic_v<T> is true, the same result as T(-1) < T(0); otherwise, false
template <class T>
struct is_unsigned;
If is_arithmetic_v<T> is true, the same result as T(0) < T(-1); otherwise, false
template <class T, class... Args>
struct is_constructible;
For a function type T or for a (possibly cv-qualified) void type T, is_constructible_v<T, Args...> is false, otherwise see below T and all types in the parameter pack Args shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_default_constructible;
is_constructible_v<T> is true. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_copy_constructible;
For a referenceable type T ([defns.referenceable]), the same result as is_constructible_v<T, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_move_constructible;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_constructible_v<T, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class U>
struct is_assignable;
The expression declval<T>() = declval<U>() is well-formed when treated as an unevaluated operand (Clause [expr]). Access checking is performed as if in a context unrelated to T and U. Only the validity of the immediate context of the assignment expression is considered. [ Note: The compilation of the expression can result in side effects such as the instantiation of class template specializations and function template specializations, the generation of implicitly-defined functions, and so on. Such side effects are not in the “immediate context” and can result in the program being ill-formed.  — end note ] T and U shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_copy_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_assignable_v<T&, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_move_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_assignable_v<T&, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class U>
struct is_swappable_with;
The expressions swap(declval<T>(), declval<U>()) and swap(declval<U>(), declval<T>()) are each well-formed when treated as an unevaluated operand (Clause [expr]) in an overload-resolution context for swappable values ([swappable.requirements]). Access checking is performed as if in a context unrelated to T and U. Only the validity of the immediate context of the swap expressions is considered. [ Note: The compilation of the expressions can result in side effects such as the instantiation of class template specializations and function template specializations, the generation of implicitly-defined functions, and so on. Such side effects are not in the “immediate context” and can result in the program being ill-formed.  — end note ] T and U shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_swappable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_swappable_with_v<T&, T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_destructible;
Either T is a reference type, or T is a complete object type for which the expression declval<U&>().~U() is well-formed when treated as an unevaluated operand (Clause [expr]), where U is remove_all_extents<T>. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class... Args>
struct
is_trivially_constructible;
is_constructible_v<T,
Args...> is true and the variable definition for is_constructible, as defined below, is known to call no operation that is not trivial ( [basic.types], [special]).
T and all types in the parameter pack Args shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_default_constructible;
is_trivially_constructible_v<T> is true. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_copy_constructible;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_trivially_constructible_v<T, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_move_constructible;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_trivially_constructible_v<T, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class U>
struct is_trivially_assignable;
is_assignable_v<T, U> is true and the assignment, as defined by is_assignable, is known to call no operation that is not trivial ([basic.types], [special]). T and U shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_copy_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_trivially_assignable_v<T&, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_move_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_trivially_assignable_v<T&, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_trivially_destructible;
is_destructible_v<T> is true and the indicated destructor is known to be trivial. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class... Args>
struct is_nothrow_constructible;
is_constructible_v<T, Args...> is true and the variable definition for is_constructible, as defined below, is known not to throw any exceptions ([expr.unary.noexcept]). T and all types in the parameter pack Args shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_default_constructible;
is_nothrow_constructible_v<T> is true. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_copy_constructible;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_nothrow_constructible_v<T, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_move_constructible;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_nothrow_constructible_v<T, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class U>
struct is_nothrow_assignable;
is_assignable_v<T, U> is true and the assignment is known not to throw any exceptions ([expr.unary.noexcept]). T and U shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_copy_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_nothrow_assignable_v<T&, const T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_move_assignable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_nothrow_assignable_v<T&, T&&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T, class U>
struct is_nothrow_swappable_with;
is_swappable_with_v<T, U> is true and each swap expression of the definition of is_swappable_with<T, U> is known not to throw any exceptions ([expr.unary.noexcept]). T and U shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_swappable;
For a referenceable type T, the same result as is_nothrow_swappable_with_v<T&, T&>, otherwise false. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct is_nothrow_destructible;
is_destructible_v<T> is true and the indicated destructor is known not to throw any exceptions ([expr.unary.noexcept]). T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct has_virtual_destructor;
T has a virtual destructor ([class.dtor]) If T is a non-union class type, T shall be a complete type.
template <class T>
struct has_unique_object_representations;
For an array type T, the same result as has_unique_object_representations_v<remove_all_extents_t<T>>, otherwise see below. T shall be a complete type, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or an array of unknown bound.

20.15.5 Type property queries [meta.unary.prop.query]

Table 43 — Type property queries
TemplateValue
template <class T>
struct alignment_of;
alignof(T).
Requires: alignof(T) shall be a valid expression ([expr.alignof])
template <class T>
struct rank;
If T names an array type, an integer value representing the number of dimensions of T; otherwise, 0.
template <class T,
unsigned I = 0>
struct extent;
If T is not an array type, or if it has rank less than or equal to I, or if I is 0 and T has type “array of unknown bound of U”, then 0; otherwise, the bound ([dcl.array]) of the I'th dimension of T, where indexing of I is zero-based

20.15.6 Relationships between types [meta.rel]

Table 44 — Type relationship predicates
TemplateConditionComments
template <class T, class U>
struct is_same;
T and U name the same type with the same cv-qualifications
template <class Base, class Derived>
struct is_base_of;
Base is a base class of Derived (Clause [class.derived]) without regard to cv-qualifiers or Base and Derived are not unions and name the same class type without regard to cv-qualifiers If Base and Derived are non-union class types and are not possibly cv-qualified versions of the same type, Derived shall be a complete type. [ Note: Base classes that are private, protected, or ambiguous are, nonetheless, base classes.  — end note ]
template <class From, class To>
struct is_convertible;
see below From and To shall be complete types, arrays of unknown bound, or (possibly cv-qualified) void types.
template <class Fn, class... ArgTypes, class R>
struct is_callable<
Fn(ArgTypes...), R>;
The expression INVOKE(declval<Fn>(), declval<ArgTypes>()..., R) is well formed when treated as an unevaluated operand Fn, R, and all types in the parameter pack ArgTypes shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.
template <class Fn, class... ArgTypes, class R>
struct is_nothrow_callable<
Fn(ArgTypes...), R>;
is_callable_v<
Fn(ArgTypes...), R> is true and the expression INVOKE(declval<Fn>(), declval<ArgTypes>()..., R) is known not to throw any exceptions
Fn, R, and all types in the parameter pack ArgTypes shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.

20.15.7.1 Const-volatile modifications [meta.trans.cv]

Table 45 — Const-volatile modifications
TemplateComments
template <class T>
struct remove_const;
The member typedef type shall name the same type as T except that any top-level const-qualifier has been removed. [ Example: remove_const_t<const volatile int> evaluates to volatile int, whereas remove_const_t<const int*> evaluates to const int*.  — end example ]
template <class T>
struct remove_volatile;
The member typedef type shall name the same type as T except that any top-level volatile-qualifier has been removed. [ Example: remove_volatile_t<const volatile int> evaluates to const int, whereas remove_volatile_t<volatile int*> evaluates to volatile int*.  — end example ]
template <class T>
struct remove_cv;
The member typedef type shall be the same as T except that any top-level cv-qualifier has been removed. [ Example: remove_cv_t<const volatile int> evaluates to int, whereas remove_cv_t<const volatile int*> evaluates to const volatile int*.  — end example ]
template <class T>
struct add_const;
If T is a reference, function, or top-level const-qualified type, then type shall name the same type as T, otherwise T const.
template <class T>
struct add_volatile;
If T is a reference, function, or top-level volatile-qualified type, then type shall name the same type as T, otherwise T volatile.
template <class T>
struct add_cv;
The member typedef type shall name the same type as add_const_t<add_volatile_t<T>>.

20.15.7.2 Reference modifications [meta.trans.ref]

Table 46 — Reference modifications
TemplateComments
template <class T>
struct remove_reference;
If T has type “reference to T1” then the member typedef type shall name T1; otherwise, type shall name T.
template <class T>
struct add_lvalue_reference;
If T names a referenceable type ([defns.referenceable]) then the member typedef type shall name T&; otherwise, type shall name T. [ Note: This rule reflects the semantics of reference collapsing ([dcl.ref]).  — end note ]
template <class T>
struct add_rvalue_reference;
If T names a referenceable type then the member typedef type shall name T&&; otherwise, type shall name T. [ Note: This rule reflects the semantics of reference collapsing ([dcl.ref]). For example, when a type T names a type T1&, the type add_rvalue_reference_t<T> is not an rvalue reference.  — end note ]

20.15.7.3 Sign modifications [meta.trans.sign]

Table 47 — Sign modifications
TemplateComments
template <class T>
struct make_signed;
If T names a (possibly cv-qualified) signed integer type ([basic.fundamental]) then the member typedef type shall name the type T; otherwise, if T names a (possibly cv-qualified) unsigned integer type then type shall name the corresponding signed integer type, with the same cv-qualifiers as T; otherwise, type shall name the signed integer type with smallest rank ([conv.rank]) for which sizeof(T) == sizeof(type), with the same cv-qualifiers as T.
Requires: T shall be a (possibly cv-qualified) integral type or enumeration but not a bool type.
template <class T>
struct make_unsigned;
If T names a (possibly cv-qualified) unsigned integer type ([basic.fundamental]) then the member typedef type shall name the type T; otherwise, if T names a (possibly cv-qualified) signed integer type then type shall name the corresponding unsigned integer type, with the same cv-qualifiers as T; otherwise, type shall name the unsigned integer type with smallest rank ([conv.rank]) for which sizeof(T) == sizeof(type), with the same cv-qualifiers as T.
Requires: T shall be a (possibly cv-qualified) integral type or enumeration but not a bool type.

20.15.7.4 Array modifications [meta.trans.arr]

Table 48 — Array modifications
TemplateComments
template <class T>
struct remove_extent;
If T names a type “array of U”, the member typedef type shall be U, otherwise T. [ Note: For multidimensional arrays, only the first array dimension is removed. For a type “array of const U”, the resulting type is const U.  — end note ]
template <class T>
struct remove_all_extents;
If T is “multi-dimensional array of U”, the resulting member typedef type is U, otherwise T.

20.15.7.5 Pointer modifications [meta.trans.ptr]

Table 49 — Pointer modifications
TemplateComments
template <class T>
struct remove_pointer;
If T has type “(possibly cv-qualified) pointer to T1” then the member typedef type shall name T1; otherwise, it shall name T.
template <class T>
struct add_pointer;
If T names a referenceable type ([defns.referenceable]) or a (possibly cv-qualified) void type then the member typedef type shall name the same type as remove_reference_t<T>*; otherwise, type shall name T.

20.15.7.6 Other transformations [meta.trans.other]

Table 50 — Other transformations
TemplateComments
template <size_t Len,
size_t Align
= default-alignment>
struct aligned_storage;
The value of default-alignment shall be the most stringent alignment requirement for any C++ object type whose size is no greater than Len ([basic.types]). The member typedef type shall be a POD type suitable for use as uninitialized storage for any object whose size is at most Len and whose alignment is a divisor of Align.
Requires: Len shall not be zero. Align shall be equal to alignof(T) for some type T or to default-alignment.
template <size_t Len,
class... Types>
struct aligned_union;
The member typedef type shall be a POD type suitable for use as uninitialized storage for any object whose type is listed in Types; its size shall be at least Len. The static member alignment_value shall be an integral constant of type size_t whose value is the strictest alignment of all types listed in Types.
Requires: At least one type is provided.
template <class T>
struct decay;
Let U be remove_reference_t<T>. If is_array_v<U> is true, the member typedef type shall equal remove_extent_t<U>*. If is_function_v<U> is true, the member typedef type shall equal add_pointer_t<U>. Otherwise the member typedef type equals remove_cv_t<U>. [ Note: This behavior is similar to the lvalue-to-rvalue ([conv.lval]), array-to-pointer ([conv.array]), and function-to-pointer ([conv.func]) conversions applied when an lvalue expression is used as an rvalue, but also strips cv-qualifiers from class types in order to more closely model by-value argument passing.  — end note ]
template <bool B, class T = void> struct enable_if; If B is true, the member typedef type shall equal T; otherwise, there shall be no member type.
template <bool B, class T, class F>
struct conditional;
If B is true, the member typedef type shall equal T. If B is false, the member typedef type shall equal F.
template <class... T> struct common_type; Unless this trait is specialized (as specified in Note B, below), the member type shall be defined or omitted as specified in Note A, below. If it is omitted, there shall be no member type. Each type in the parameter pack T shall be complete, void, or an array of unknown bound.
template <class T>
struct underlying_type;
The member typedef type shall name the underlying type of T.
Requires: T shall be a complete enumeration type ([dcl.enum])
template <class Fn,
class... ArgTypes>
struct result_of<
Fn(ArgTypes...)>;
If the expression INVOKE(declval<Fn>(), declval<ArgTypes>()...) is well formed when treated as an unevaluated operand (Clause [expr]), the member typedef type shall name the type decltype(INVOKE(declval<Fn>(), declval<ArgTypes>()...)); otherwise, there shall be no member type. Access checking is performed as if in a context unrelated to Fn and ArgTypes. Only the validity of the immediate context of the expression is considered. [ Note: The compilation of the expression can result in side effects such as the instantiation of class template specializations and function template specializations, the generation of implicitly-defined functions, and so on. Such side effects are not in the “immediate context” and can result in the program being ill-formed.  — end note ]
Requires: Fn and all types in the parameter pack ArgTypes shall be complete types, (possibly cv-qualified) void, or arrays of unknown bound.

20.16.4 Arithmetic on ratios [ratio.arithmetic]

Table 51 — Expressions used to perform ratio arithmetic
TypeValue of XValue of Y
ratio_add<R1, R2> R1::num * R2::den + R1::den * R2::den
R2::num * R1::den
ratio_subtract<R1, R2> R1::num * R2::den - R1::den * R2::den
R2::num * R1::den
ratio_multiply<R1, R2> R1::num * R2::num R1::den * R2::den
ratio_divide<R1, R2> R1::num * R2::den R1::den * R2::num

20.17.3 Clock requirements [time.clock.req]

Table 52 — Clock requirements
ExpressionReturn typeOperational semantics
C1::rep An arithmetic type or a class emulating an arithmetic type The representation type of C1::duration.
C1::period a specialization of ratio The tick period of the clock in seconds.
C1::duration chrono::duration<C1::rep, C1::period> The duration type of the clock.
C1::time_point chrono::time_point<C1> or chrono::time_point<C2, C1::duration> The time_point type of the clock. C1 and C2 shall refer to the same epoch.
C1::is_steady const bool true if t1 <= t2 is always true and the time between clock ticks is constant, otherwise false.
C1::now() C1::time_point Returns a time_point object representing the current point in time.

21.1 General [strings.general]

Table 53 — Strings library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[char.traits] Character traits <string>
[string.classes] String classes <string>
[string.view] String view classes <string_view>
<cctype>
<cwctype>
[c.strings] Null-terminated sequence utilities <cstring>
<cwchar>
<cstdlib>
<cuchar>

21.2.1 Character traits requirements [char.traits.require]

Table 54 — Character traits requirements
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/noteComplexity
pre-/post-condition
X::char_type charT (described in [char.traits.typedefs]) compile-time
X::int_type (described in [char.traits.typedefs]) compile-time
X::off_type (described in [char.traits.typedefs]) compile-time
X::pos_type (described in [char.traits.typedefs]) compile-time
X::state_type (described in [char.traits.typedefs]) compile-time
X::eq(c,d) bool yields: whether c is to be treated as equal to d. constant
X::lt(c,d) bool yields: whether c is to be treated as less than d. constant
X::compare(p,q,n) int yields: 0 if for each i in [0,n), X::eq(p[i],q[i]) is true; else, a negative value if, for some j in [0,n), X::lt(p[j],q[j]) is true and for each i in [0,j) X::eq(p[i],q[i]) is true; else a positive value. linear
X::length(p) size_t yields: the smallest i such that X::eq(p[i],charT()) is true. linear
X::find(p,n,c) const X::char_type* yields: the smallest q in [p,p+n) such that X::eq(*q,c) is true, zero otherwise. linear
X::move(s,p,n) X::char_type* for each i in [0,n), performs X::assign(s[i],p[i]). Copies correctly even where the ranges [p,p+n) and [s,s+n) overlap. yields: s. linear
X::copy(s,p,n) X::char_type* pre: p not in [s,s+n). yields: s. for each i in [0,n), performs X::assign(s[i],p[i]). linear
X::assign(r,d) (not used) assigns r=d. constant
X::assign(s,n,c) X::char_type* for each i in [0,n), performs X::assign(s[i],c). yields: s. linear
X::not_eof(e) int_type yields: e if X::eq_int_type(e,X::eof()) is false, otherwise a value f such that X::eq_int_type(f,X::eof()) is false. constant
X::to_char_type(e) X::char_type yields: if for some c, X::eq_int_type(e,X::to_int_type(c)) is true, c; else some unspecified value. constant
X::to_int_type(c) X::int_type yields: some value e, constrained by the definitions of to_char_type and eq_int_type. constant
X::eq_int_type(e,f) bool yields: for all c and d, X::eq(c,d) is equal to X::eq_int_type(X::to_int_type(c), X::to_int_type(d)); otherwise, yields true if e and f are both copies of X::eof(); otherwise, yields false if one of e and f is a copy of X::eof() and the other is not; otherwise the value is unspecified. constant
X::eof() X::int_type yields: a value e such that X::eq_int_type(e,X::to_int_type(c)) is false for all values c. constant

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 55basic_string(const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() a non-null pointer that is copyable and can have 0 added to it
size() 0
capacity() an unspecified value

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 56basic_string(const basic_string&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of the array whose first element is pointed at by str.data()
size() str.size()
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 57basic_string(const basic_string&, size_type, const Allocator&) and basic_string(const basic_string&, size_type, size_type, const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of rlen consecutive elements of the string controlled by str beginning at position pos
size() rlen
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 58basic_string(const charT*, size_type, const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of the array whose first element is pointed at by s
size() n
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 59basic_string(const charT*, const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of the array whose first element is pointed at by s
size() traits::length(s)
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 60basic_string(size_t, charT, const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated array of n elements, each storing the initial value c
size() n
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 61basic_string(const basic_string&, const Allocator&) and basic_string(basic_string&&, const Allocator&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of the array whose first element is pointed at by the original value of str.data().
size() the original value of str.size()
capacity() a value at least as large as size()
get_allocator() alloc

21.3.1.2 basic_string constructors and assignment operators [string.cons]

Table 62operator=(const basic_string&) effects
ElementValue
data() points at the first element of an allocated copy of the array whose first element is pointed at by str.data()
size() str.size()
capacity() a value at least as large as size()

21.3.1.7.9 basic_string::compare [string.compare]

Table 63compare() results
ConditionReturn Value
size() < sv.size() < 0
size() == sv.size() 0
size() > sv.size() > 0

21.4.2.1 Construction and assignment [string.view.cons]

Table 64basic_string_view(const charT*) effects
ElementValue
data_ str
size_ traits::length(str)

21.4.2.1 Construction and assignment [string.view.cons]

Table 65basic_string_view(const charT*, size_type) effects
ElementValue
data_ str
size_ len

21.4.2.6 String operations [string.view.ops]

Table 66compare() results
ConditionReturn Value
size() < str.size() < 0
size() == str.size() 0
size() > str.size() > 0

21.4.3 Non-member comparison functions [string.view.comparison]

Table 67 — Additional basic_string_view comparison overloads
ExpressionEquivalent to
t == sv S(t) == sv
sv == t sv == S(t)
t != sv S(t) != sv
sv != t sv != S(t)
t < sv S(t) < sv
sv < t sv < S(t)
t > sv S(t) > sv
sv > t sv > S(t)
t <= sv S(t) <= sv
sv <= t sv <= S(t)
t >= sv S(t) >= sv
sv >= t sv >= S(t)

22.1 General [localization.general]

Table 68 — Localization library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[locales] Locales <locale>
[locale.categories] Standard locale Categories
[locale.stdcvt] Standard code conversion facets <codecvt>
[c.locales] C library locales <clocale>

22.3.1.1.1 Type locale::category [locale.category]

Table 69 — Locale category facets
CategoryIncludes facets
collate collate<char>, collate<wchar_t>
ctype ctype<char>, ctype<wchar_t>
codecvt<char,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt<char16_t,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt<char32_t,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt<wchar_t,char,mbstate_t>
monetary moneypunct<char>, moneypunct<wchar_t>
moneypunct<char,true>, moneypunct<wchar_t,true>
money_get<char>, money_get<wchar_t>
money_put<char>, money_put<wchar_t>
numeric numpunct<char>, numpunct<wchar_t>
num_get<char>, num_get<wchar_t>
num_put<char>, num_put<wchar_t>
time time_get<char>, time_get<wchar_t>
time_put<char>, time_put<wchar_t>
messages messages<char>, messages<wchar_t>

22.3.1.1.1 Type locale::category [locale.category]

Table 70 — Required specializations
CategoryIncludes facets
collate collate_byname<char>, collate_byname<wchar_t>
ctype ctype_byname<char>, ctype_byname<wchar_t>
codecvt_byname<char,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt_byname<char16_t,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt_byname<char32_t,char,mbstate_t>
codecvt_byname<wchar_t,char,mbstate_t>
monetary moneypunct_byname<char,International>
moneypunct_byname<wchar_t,International>
money_get<C,InputIterator>
money_put<C,OutputIterator>
numeric numpunct_byname<char>, numpunct_byname<wchar_t>
num_get<C,InputIterator>, num_put<C,OutputIterator>
time time_get<char,InputIterator>
time_get_byname<char,InputIterator>
time_get<wchar_t,InputIterator>
time_get_byname<wchar_t,InputIterator>
time_put<char,OutputIterator>
time_put_byname<char,OutputIterator>
time_put<wchar_t,OutputIterator>
time_put_byname<wchar_t,OutputIterator>
messages messages_byname<char>, messages_byname<wchar_t>

22.4.1.4.2 codecvt virtual functions [locale.codecvt.virtuals]

Table 71do_in/do_out result values
ValueMeaning
ok completed the conversion
partial not all source characters converted
error encountered a character in [from, from_end) that it could not convert
noconv internT and externT are the same type, and input sequence is identical to converted sequence

22.4.1.4.2 codecvt virtual functions [locale.codecvt.virtuals]

Table 72do_unshift result values
ValueMeaning
ok completed the sequence
partial space for more than to_end-to destination elements was needed to terminate a sequence given the value of state
error an unspecified error has occurred
noconv no termination is needed for this state_type

22.4.2.1.2 num_get virtual functions [facet.num.get.virtuals]

Table 73 — Integer conversions
State stdio equivalent
basefield == oct %o
basefield == hex %X
basefield == 0 %i
signed integral type %d
unsigned integral type %u

22.4.2.1.2 num_get virtual functions [facet.num.get.virtuals]

Table 74 — Length modifier
Type Length modifier
short h
unsigned short h
long l
unsigned long l
long long ll
unsigned long long ll
double l
long double L

22.4.2.2.2 num_put virtual functions [facet.num.put.virtuals]

Table 75 — Integer conversions
State stdio equivalent
basefield == ios_base::oct %o
(basefield == ios_base::hex) && !uppercase %x
(basefield == ios_base::hex) %X
for a signed integral type %d
for an unsigned integral type %u

22.4.2.2.2 num_put virtual functions [facet.num.put.virtuals]

Table 76 — Floating-point conversions
State stdio equivalent
floatfield == ios_base::fixed %f
floatfield == ios_base::scientific && !uppercase %e
floatfield == ios_base::scientific %E
floatfield == (ios_base::fixed | ios_base::scientific) && !uppercase %a
floatfield == (ios_base::fixed | ios_base::scientific) %A
!uppercase %g
otherwise %G

22.4.2.2.2 num_put virtual functions [facet.num.put.virtuals]

Table 77 — Length modifier
Type Length modifier
long l
long long ll
unsigned long l
unsigned long long ll
long double L
otherwise none

22.4.2.2.2 num_put virtual functions [facet.num.put.virtuals]

Table 78 — Numeric conversions
Type(s)State stdio equivalent
an integral type showpos +
showbase #
a floating-point type showpos +
showpoint #

22.4.2.2.2 num_put virtual functions [facet.num.put.virtuals]

Table 79 — Fill padding
StateLocation
adjustfield == ios_base::left pad after
adjustfield == ios_base::right pad before
adjustfield == internal and a sign occurs in the representation pad after the sign
adjustfield == internal and representation after stage 1 began with 0x or 0X pad after x or X
otherwise pad before

22.4.5.1.2 time_get virtual functions [locale.time.get.virtuals]

Table 80do_get_date effects
date_order()Format
no_order "%m%d%y"
dmy "%d%m%y"
mdy "%m%d%y"
ymd "%y%m%d"
ydm "%y%d%m"

22.6 C library locales [c.locales]

Table 81 — Potential setlocale data races
fprintf isprint iswdigit localeconv tolower
fscanf ispunct iswgraph mblen toupper
isalnum isspace iswlower mbstowcs towlower
isalpha isupper iswprint mbtowc towupper
isblank iswalnum iswpunct setlocale wcscoll
iscntrl iswalpha iswspace strcoll wcstod
isdigit iswblank iswupper strerror wcstombs
isgraph iswcntrl iswxdigit strtod wcsxfrm
islower iswctype isxdigit strxfrm wctomb

23.1 General [containers.general]

Table 82 — Containers library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[container.requirements] Requirements
[sequences] Sequence containers <array>
<deque>
<forward_list>
<list>
<vector>
[associative] Associative containers <map>
<set>
[unord] Unordered associative containers <unordered_map>
<unordered_set>
[container.adaptors] Container adaptors <queue>
<stack>

23.2.1 General container requirements [container.requirements.general]

Table 83 — Container requirements
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/noteComplexity
semanticspre-/post-condition
X::value_type T Requires: T is Erasable from X (see [container.requirements.general], below) compile time
X::reference T& compile time
X::const_reference const T& compile time
X::iterator iterator type whose value type is T any iterator category that meets the forward iterator requirements. convertible to X::const_iterator. compile time
X::const_iterator constant iterator type whose value type is T any iterator category that meets the forward iterator requirements. compile time
X::difference_type signed integer type is identical to the difference type of X::iterator and X::const_iterator compile time
X::size_type unsigned integer type size_type can represent any non-negative value of difference_type compile time
X u; post: u.empty() constant
X() post: X().empty() constant
X(a) Requires: T is CopyInsertable into X (see below).
post: a == X(a).
linear
X u(a);
X u = a;
Requires: T is CopyInsertable into X (see below).
post: u == a
linear
X u(rv);
X u = rv;
post: u shall be equal to the value that rv had before this construction (Note B)
a = rv X& All existing elements of a are either move assigned to or destroyed a shall be equal to the value that rv had before this assignment linear
(&a)->~X() void the destructor is applied to every element of a; any memory obtained is deallocated. linear
a.begin() iterator; const_iterator for constant a constant
a.end() iterator; const_iterator for constant a constant
a.cbegin() const_iterator const_cast<X const&>(a).begin(); constant
a.cend() const_iterator const_cast<X const&>(a).end(); constant
a == b convertible to bool == is an equivalence relation. equal(a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin(), b.end()) Requires: T is EqualityComparable Constant if a.size() != b.size(), linear otherwise
a != b convertible to bool Equivalent to !(a == b) linear
a.swap(b) void exchanges the contents of a and b (Note A)
swap(a, b) void a.swap(b) (Note A)
r = a X& post: r == a. linear
a.size() size_type distance(a.begin(), a.end()) constant
a.max_size() size_type distance(begin(), end()) for the largest possible container constant
a.empty() convertible to bool a.begin() == a.end() constant

23.2.1 General container requirements [container.requirements.general]

Table 84 — Reversible container requirements
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/noteComplexity
pre-/post-condition
X::reverse_iterator iterator type whose value type is T reverse_iterator<iterator> compile time
X::const_reverse_iterator constant iterator type whose value type is T reverse_iterator<const_iterator> compile time
a.rbegin() reverse_iterator; const_reverse_iterator for constant a reverse_iterator(end()) constant
a.rend() reverse_iterator; const_reverse_iterator for constant a reverse_iterator(begin()) constant
a.crbegin() const_reverse_iterator const_cast<X const&>(a).rbegin() constant
a.crend() const_reverse_iterator const_cast<X const&>(a).rend() constant

23.2.1 General container requirements [container.requirements.general]

Table 85 — Optional container operations
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/noteComplexity
semanticspre-/post-condition
a < b convertible to bool lexicographical_compare( a.begin(), a.end(), b.begin(), b.end()) pre: < is defined for values of T. < is a total ordering relationship. linear
a > b convertible to bool b < a linear
a <= b convertible to bool !(a > b) linear
a >= b convertible to bool !(a < b) linear

23.2.1 General container requirements [container.requirements.general]

Table 86 — Allocator-aware container requirements
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/noteComplexity
pre-/post-condition
allocator_type A Requires: allocator_type::value_type is the same as X::value_type. compile time
get_- allocator() A constant
X()
X u;
Requires: A is DefaultConstructible.
post: u.empty() returns true, u.get_allocator() == A()
constant
X(m) post: u.empty() returns true, constant
X u(m); u.get_allocator() == m
X(t, m)
X u(t, m);
Requires: T is CopyInsertable into X.
post: u == t, u.get_allocator() == m
linear
X(rv)
X u(rv);
post: u shall have the same elements as rv had before this construction; the value of u.get_allocator() shall be the same as the value of rv.get_allocator() before this construction. constant
X(rv, m)
X u(rv, m);
Requires: T is MoveInsertable into X.
post: u shall have the same elements, or copies of the elements, that rv had before this construction, u.get_allocator() == m
constant if m == rv.get_allocator(), otherwise linear
a = t X& Requires: T is CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable.
post: a == t
linear
a = rv X& Requires: If allocator_-
traits<allocator_type>
::propagate_on_container_-
move_assignment::value is
false, T is MoveInsertable into X and MoveAssignable. All existing elements of a are either move assigned to or destroyed.
post: a shall be equal to the value that rv had before this assignment.
linear
a.swap(b) void exchanges the contents of a and b constant

23.2.3 Sequence containers [sequence.reqmts]

Table 87 — Sequence container requirements (in addition to container)
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/note
pre-/post-condition
X(n, t)
X u(n, t);
Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X.
post: distance(begin(), end()) == n
Constructs a sequence container with n copies of t
X(i, j)
X u(i, j);
Requires: T shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from *i. For vector, if the iterator does not meet the forward iterator requirements ([forward.iterators]), T shall also be MoveInsertable into X. Each iterator in the range [i, j) shall be dereferenced exactly once.
post: distance(begin(), end()) == distance(i, j)
Constructs a sequence container equal to the range [i, j)
X(il) Equivalent to X(il.begin(), il.end())
a = il X& Requires: T is CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable. Assigns the range [il.begin(), il.end()) into a. All existing elements of a are either assigned to or destroyed.
Returns: *this.
a.emplace(p, args) iterator Requires: T is EmplaceConstructible into X from args. For vector and deque, T is also MoveInsertable into X and MoveAssignable. Effects: Inserts an object of type T constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)... before p.
a.insert(p,t) iterator Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X. For vector and deque, T shall also be CopyAssignable.
Effects: Inserts a copy of t before p.
a.insert(p,rv) iterator Requires: T shall be MoveInsertable into X. For vector and deque, T shall also be MoveAssignable.
Effects: Inserts a copy of rv before p.
a.insert(p,n,t) iterator Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable.
Inserts n copies of t before p.
a.insert(p,i,j) iterator Requires: T shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from *i. For vector and deque, T shall also be MoveInsertable into X, MoveConstructible, MoveAssignable, and swappable ([swappable.requirements]). Each iterator in the range [i, j) shall be dereferenced exactly once.
pre: i and j are not iterators into a.
Inserts copies of elements in [i, j) before p
a.insert(p, il) iterator a.insert(p, il.begin(), il.end()).
a.erase(q) iterator Requires: For vector and deque, T shall be MoveAssignable.
Effects: Erases the element pointed to by q.
a.erase(q1,q2) iterator Requires: For vector and deque, T shall be MoveAssignable.
Effects: Erases the elements in the range [q1, q2).
a.clear() void Destroys all elements in a. Invalidates all references, pointers, and iterators referring to the elements of a and may invalidate the past-the-end iterator.
post: a.empty() returns true.
Complexity: Linear.
a.assign(i,j) void Requires: T shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from *i and assignable from *i. For vector, if the iterator does not meet the forward iterator requirements ([forward.iterators]), T shall also be MoveInsertable into X.
Each iterator in the range [i, j) shall be dereferenced exactly once.
pre: i, j are not iterators into a.
Replaces elements in a with a copy of [i, j).
Invalidates all references, pointers and iterators referring to the elements of a. For vector and deque, also invalidates the past-the-end iterator.
a.assign(il) void a.assign(il.begin(), il.end()).
a.assign(n,t) void Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable.
pre: t is not a reference into a.
Replaces elements in a with n copies of t.
Invalidates all references, pointers and iterators referring to the elements of a. For vector and deque, also invalidates the past-the-end iterator.

23.2.3 Sequence containers [sequence.reqmts]

Table 88 — Optional sequence container operations
ExpressionReturn typeOperational semanticsContainer
a.front() reference; const_reference for constant a *a.begin() basic_string, array, deque, forward_list, list, vector
a.back() reference; const_reference for constant a { auto tmp = a.end();
-- tmp;
return *tmp; }
basic_string, array, deque, list, vector
a.emplace_- front(args) reference Prepends an object of type T constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)....
Requires: T shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Returns: a.front().
deque, forward_list, list
a.emplace_- back(args) reference Appends an object of type T constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)....
Requires: T shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args. For vector, T shall also be MoveInsertable into X.
Returns: a.back().
deque, list, vector
a.push_front(t) void Prepends a copy of t.
Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X.
deque, forward_list, list
a.push_front(rv) void Prepends a copy of rv.
Requires: T shall be MoveInsertable into X.
deque, forward_list, list
a.push_back(t) void Appends a copy of t.
Requires: T shall be CopyInsertable into X.
basic_string, deque, list, vector
a.push_back(rv) void Appends a copy of rv.
Requires: T shall be MoveInsertable into X.
basic_string, deque, list, vector
a.pop_front() void Destroys the first element.
Requires: a.empty() shall be false.
deque, forward_list, list
a.pop_back() void Destroys the last element.
Requires: a.empty() shall be false.
basic_string, deque, list, vector
a[n] reference; const_reference for constant a *(a.begin() + n) basic_string, array, deque, vector
a.at(n) reference; const_reference for constant a *(a.begin() + n) basic_string, array, deque, vector

23.2.4.1 node_handle overview [container.node.overview]

Table 89 — Container types with compatible nodes
map<K, T, C1, A> map<K, T, C2, A>
map<K, T, C1, A> multimap<K, T, C2, A>
set<K, C1, A> set<K, C2, A>
set<K, C1, A> multiset<K, C2, A>
unordered_map<K, T, H1, E1, A> unordered_map<K, T, H2, E2, A>
unordered_map<K, T, H1, E1, A> unordered_multimap<K, T, H2, E2, A>
unordered_set<K, H1, E1, A> unordered_set<K, H2, E2, A>
unordered_set<K, H1, E1, A> unordered_multiset<K, H2, E2, A>

23.2.6 Associative containers [associative.reqmts]

Table 90 — Associative container requirements (in addition to container)
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/noteComplexity
pre-/post-condition
X::key_type Key compile time
X::mapped_type (map and multimap only) T compile time
X::value_type (set and multiset only) Key Requires: value_type is Erasable from X compile time
X::value_type (map and multimap only) pair<const Key, T> Requires: value_type is Erasable from X compile time
X::key_compare Compare Requires: key_compare is CopyConstructible. compile time
X::value_compare a binary predicate type is the same as key_compare for set and multiset; is an ordering relation on pairs induced by the first component (i.e., Key) for map and multimap. compile time
X::node_type a specialization of a node_handle class template, such that the public nested types are the same types as the corresponding types in X. see [container.node] compile time
X(c)
X u(c);
Effects: Constructs an empty container. Uses a copy of c as a comparison object. constant
X()
X u;
Requires: key_compare is DefaultConstructible.
Effects: Constructs an empty container. Uses Compare() as a comparison object
constant
X(i,j,c)
X u(i,j,c);
Requires: value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Constructs an empty container and inserts elements from the range [i, j) into it; uses c as a comparison object.
N log N in general (N has the value distance(i, j)); linear if [i, j) is sorted with value_comp()
X(i,j)
X u(i,j);
Requires: key_compare is DefaultConstructible. value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Same as above, but uses Compare() as a comparison object.
same as above
X(il) Same as X(il.begin(), il.end()). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end()).
X(il,c) Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), c). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), c).
a = il X& Requires: value_type is CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable.
Effects: Assigns the range [il.begin(), il.end()) into a. All existing elements of a are either assigned to or destroyed.
N log N in general (where N has the value il.size() + a.size()); linear if [il.begin(), il.end()) is sorted with value_comp().
b.key_comp() X::key_compare returns the comparison object out of which b was constructed. constant
b.value_comp() X::value_compare returns an object of value_compare constructed out of the comparison object constant
a_uniq. emplace(args) pair<iterator, bool> Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Effects: Inserts a value_type object t constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)... if and only if there is no element in the container with key equivalent to the key of t. The bool component of the returned pair is true if and only if the insertion takes place, and the iterator component of the pair points to the element with key equivalent to the key of t.
logarithmic
a_eq. emplace(args) iterator Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Effects: Inserts a value_type object t constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)... and returns the iterator pointing to the newly inserted element. If a range containing elements equivalent to t exists in a_eq, t is inserted at the end of that range.
logarithmic
a.emplace_hint(p, args) iterator equivalent to a.emplace( std::forward<Args>(args)...). Return value is an iterator pointing to the element with the key equivalent to the newly inserted element. The element is inserted as close as possible to the position just prior to p. logarithmic in general, but amortized constant if the element is inserted right before p
a_uniq. insert(t) pair<iterator, bool> Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Inserts t if and only if there is no element in the container with key equivalent to the key of t. The bool component of the returned pair is true if and only if the insertion takes place, and the iterator component of the pair points to the element with key equivalent to the key of t.
logarithmic
a_eq.insert(t) iterator Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Inserts t and returns the iterator pointing to the newly inserted element. If a range containing elements equivalent to t exists in a_eq, t is inserted at the end of that range.
logarithmic
a.insert(
p, t)
iterator Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Inserts t if and only if there is no element with key equivalent to the key of t in containers with unique keys; always inserts t in containers with equivalent keys. Always returns the iterator pointing to the element with key equivalent to the key of t. t is inserted as close as possible to the position just prior to p.
logarithmic in general, but amortized constant if t is inserted right before p.
a.insert(
i, j)
void Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
pre: i, j are not iterators into a. inserts each element from the range [i, j) if and only if there is no element with key equivalent to the key of that element in containers with unique keys; always inserts that element in containers with equivalent keys.
Nlog (a.size() + N) (N has the value distance(i, j))
a.insert(il) void Equivalent to a.insert(il.begin(), il.end()).
a_uniq.
insert(nh)
insert_return_type pre: nh is empty or a_uniq.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect. Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh if and only if there is no element in the container with a key equivalent to nh.key().
post: If nh is empty, inserted is false, position is end(), and node is empty. Otherwise if the insertion took place, inserted is true, position points to the inserted element, and node is empty; if the insertion failed, inserted is false, node has the previous value of nh, and position points to an element with a key equivalent to nh.key().
logarithmic
a_eq.
insert(nh)
iterator pre: nh is empty or a_eq.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect and returns a_eq.end(). Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh and returns an iterator pointing to the newly inserted element. If a range containing elements with keys equivalent to nh.key() exists in a_eq, the element is inserted at the end of that range.
post: nh is empty.
logarithmic
a.insert(p, nh) iterator pre: nh is empty or a.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect and returns a.end(). Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh if and only if there is no element with key equivalent to nh.key() in containers with unique keys; always inserts the element owned by nh in containers with equivalent keys. Always returns the iterator pointing to the element with key equivalent to nh.key(). The element is inserted as close as possible to the position just prior to p.
post: nh is empty if insertion succeeds, unchanged if insertion fails.
logarithmic in general, but amortized constant if the element is inserted right before p.
a.extract(k) node_type Removes the first element in the container with key equivalent to k. Returns a node_type owning the element if found, otherwise an empty node_type. log (a.size())
a.extract(q) node_type Removes the element pointed to by q. Returns a node_type owning that element. amortized constant
a.merge(a2) void pre: a.get_allocator() == a2.get_allocator().
Attempts to extract each element in a2 and insert it into a using the comparison object of a. In containers with unique keys, if there is an element in a with key equivalent to the key of an element from a2, then that element is not extracted from a2.
post: Pointers and references to the transferred elements of a2 refer to those same elements but as members of a. Iterators referring to the transferred elements will continue to refer to their elements, but they now behave as iterators into a, not into a2.
Throws: Nothing unless the comparison object throws.
N log(a.size()+ N) where N has the value a2.size().
a.erase(k) size_type erases all elements in the container with key equivalent to k. returns the number of erased elements. log (a.size()) + a.count(k)
a.erase(q) iterator erases the element pointed to by q. Returns an iterator pointing to the element immediately following q prior to the element being erased. If no such element exists, returns a.end(). amortized constant
a.erase(r) iterator erases the element pointed to by r. Returns an iterator pointing to the element immediately following r prior to the element being erased. If no such element exists, returns a.end(). amortized constant
a.erase(
q1, q2)
iterator erases all the elements in the range [q1, q2). Returns an iterator pointing to the element pointed to by q2 prior to any elements being erased. If no such element exists, a.end() is returned. log(a.size()) + N where N has the value distance(q1, q2).
a.clear() void a.erase(a.begin(),a.end())
post: a.empty() returns true
linear in a.size().
b.find(k) iterator; const_iterator for constant b. returns an iterator pointing to an element with the key equivalent to k, or b.end() if such an element is not found logarithmic
a_tran.
find(ke)
iterator; const_iterator for constant a_tran. returns an iterator pointing to an element with key r such that !c(r, ke) && !c(ke, r), or a_tran.end() if such an element is not found logarithmic
b.count(k) size_type returns the number of elements with key equivalent to k log (b.size()) + b.count(k)
a_tran.
count(ke)
size_type returns the number of elements with key r such that !c(r, ke) && !c(ke, r) log (a_tran.size()) + a_tran.count(ke)
b.lower_bound(k) iterator; const_iterator for constant b. returns an iterator pointing to the first element with key not less than k, or b.end() if such an element is not found. logarithmic
a_tran.
lower_bound(kl)
iterator; const_iterator for constant a_tran. returns an iterator pointing to the first element with key r such that !c(r, kl), or a_tran.end() if such an element is not found. logarithmic
b.upper_bound(k) iterator; const_iterator for constant b. returns an iterator pointing to the first element with key greater than k, or b.end() if such an element is not found. logarithmic
a_tran.
upper_bound(ku)
iterator; const_iterator for constant a_tran. returns an iterator pointing to the first element with key r such that c(ku, r), or a_tran.end() if such an element is not found. logarithmic
b.equal_range(k) pair<iterator, iterator>; pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> for constant b. equivalent to make_pair(b.lower_bound(k), b.upper_bound(k)). logarithmic
a_tran.
equal_range(ke)
pair<iterator, iterator>; pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> for constant a_tran. equivalent to make_pair(
a_tran.lower_bound(ke), a_tran.upper_bound(ke)).
logarithmic

23.2.7 Unordered associative containers [unord.req]

Table 91 — Unordered associative container requirements (in addition to container)
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/note pre-/post-conditionComplexity
X::key_type Key compile time
X::mapped_type (unordered_map and unordered_multimap only) T compile time
X::value_type (unordered_set and unordered_multiset only) Key Requires: value_type is Erasable from X compile time
X::value_type (unordered_map and unordered_multimap only) pair<const Key, T> Requires: value_type is Erasable from X compile time
X::hasher Hash Hash shall be a unary function object type such that the expression hf(k) has type size_t. compile time
X::key_equal Pred Requires: Pred is CopyConstructible.
Pred shall be a binary predicate that takes two arguments of type Key. Pred is an equivalence relation.
compile time
X::local_iterator An iterator type whose category, value type, difference type, and pointer and reference types are the same as X::iterator's. A local_iterator object may be used to iterate through a single bucket, but may not be used to iterate across buckets. compile time
X::const_local_iterator An iterator type whose category, value type, difference type, and pointer and reference types are the same as X::const_iterator's. A const_local_iterator object may be used to iterate through a single bucket, but may not be used to iterate across buckets. compile time
X::node_type a specialization of a node_handle class template, such that the public nested types are the same types as the corresponding types in X. see [container.node] compile time
X(n, hf, eq)
X a(n, hf, eq);
X Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function and eq as the key equality predicate. Ο(n)
X(n, hf)
X a(n, hf);
X Requires: key_equal is DefaultConstructible.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate.
Ο(n)
X(n)
X a(n);
X Requires: hasher and key_equal are DefaultConstructible.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hasher() as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate.
Ο(n)
X()
X a;
X Requires: hasher and key_equal are DefaultConstructible.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with an unspecified number of buckets, using hasher() as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate.
constant
X(i, j, n, hf, eq)
X a(i, j, n, hf, eq);
X Requires: value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function and eq as the key equality predicate, and inserts elements from [i, j) into it.
Average case Ο(N) (N is distance(i, j)), worst case Ο(N2)
X(i, j, n, hf)
X a(i, j, n, hf);
X Requires: key_equal is DefaultConstructible. value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hf as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate, and inserts elements from [i, j) into it.
Average case Ο(N) (N is distance(i, j)), worst case Ο(N2)
X(i, j, n)
X a(i, j, n);
X Requires: hasher and key_equal are DefaultConstructible. value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with at least n buckets, using hasher() as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate, and inserts elements from [i, j) into it.
Average case Ο(N) (N is distance(i, j)), worst case Ο(N2)
X(i, j)
X a(i, j);
X Requires: hasher and key_equal are DefaultConstructible. value_type is EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Effects: Constructs an empty container with an unspecified number of buckets, using hasher() as the hash function and key_equal() as the key equality predicate, and inserts elements from [i, j) into it.
Average case Ο(N) (N is distance(i, j)), worst case Ο(N2)
X(il) X Same as X(il.begin(), il.end()). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end()).
X(il, n) X Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n).
X(il, n, hf) X Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n, hf). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n, hf).
X(il, n, hf, eq) X Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n, hf, eq). Same as X(il.begin(), il.end(), n, hf, eq).
X(b)
X a(b);
X Copy constructor. In addition to the requirements of Table [tab:containers.container.requirements], copies the hash function, predicate, and maximum load factor. Average case linear in b.size(), worst case quadratic.
a = b X& Copy assignment operator. In addition to the requirements of Table [tab:containers.container.requirements], copies the hash function, predicate, and maximum load factor. Average case linear in b.size(), worst case quadratic.
a = il X& Requires: value_type is CopyInsertable into X and CopyAssignable.
Effects: Assigns the range [il.begin(), il.end()) into a. All existing elements of a are either assigned to or destroyed.
Same as a = X(il).
b.hash_function() hasher Returns b's hash function. constant
b.key_eq() key_equal Returns b's key equality predicate. constant
a_uniq. emplace(args) pair<iterator, bool> Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Effects: Inserts a value_type object t constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)... if and only if there is no element in the container with key equivalent to the key of t. The bool component of the returned pair is true if and only if the insertion takes place, and the iterator component of the pair points to the element with key equivalent to the key of t.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_uniq.
size()
)
.
a_eq.emplace(args) iterator Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Effects: Inserts a value_type object t constructed with std::forward<Args>(args)... and returns the iterator pointing to the newly inserted element.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_eq.
size()
)
.
a.emplace_hint(p, args) iterator Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from args.
Effects: Equivalent to a.emplace( std::forward<Args>(args)...). Return value is an iterator pointing to the element with the key equivalent to the newly inserted element. The const_iterator p is a hint pointing to where the search should start. Implementations are permitted to ignore the hint.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a. size()).
a_uniq.insert(t) pair<iterator, bool> Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Inserts t if and only if there is no element in the container with key equivalent to the key of t. The bool component of the returned pair indicates whether the insertion takes place, and the iterator component points to the element with key equivalent to the key of t.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_uniq.
size()
)
.
a_eq.insert(t) iterator Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Inserts t, and returns an iterator pointing to the newly inserted element.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_eq.
size()
)
.
a.insert(p, t) iterator Requires: If t is a non-const rvalue expression, value_type shall be MoveInsertable into X; otherwise, value_type shall be CopyInsertable into X.
Effects: Equivalent to a.insert(t). Return value is an iterator pointing to the element with the key equivalent to that of t. The iterator q is a hint pointing to where the search should start. Implementations are permitted to ignore the hint.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.insert(i, j) void Requires: value_type shall be EmplaceConstructible into X from *i.
Pre: i and j are not iterators in a. Equivalent to a.insert(t) for each element in [i,j).
Average case Ο(N), where N is distance(i, j). Worst case Ο(N(a.size() + 1)).
a.insert(il) void Same as a.insert(il.begin(), il.end()). Same as a.insert( il.begin(), il.end()).
a_uniq.
insert(nh)
insert_return_type Pre: nh is empty or a_uniq.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect. Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh if and only if there is no element in the container with a key equivalent to nh.key().
post: If nh is empty, inserted is false, position is end(), and node is empty. Otherwise if the insertion took place, inserted is true, position points to the inserted element, and node is empty; if the insertion failed, inserted is false, node has the previous value of nh, and position points to an element with a key equivalent to nh.key().
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_uniq.
size()
)
.
a_eq.
insert(nh)
iterator Pre: nh is empty or a_eq.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect and returns a_eq.end(). Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh and returns an iterator pointing to the newly inserted element.
Post: nh is empty.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a_eq.size()).
a.insert(q, nh) iterator Pre: nh is empty or a.get_allocator() == nh.get_allocator().
Effects: If nh is empty, has no effect and returns a.end(). Otherwise, inserts the element owned by nh if and only if there is no element with key equivalent to nh.key() in containers with unique keys; always inserts the element owned by nh in containers with equivalent keys. Always returns the iterator pointing to the element with key equivalent to nh.key(). The iterator q is a hint pointing to where the search should start. Implementations are permitted to ignore the hint.
Post: nh is empty if insertion succeeds, unchanged if insertion fails.
Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.extract(k) node_type Removes an element in the container with key equivalent to k. Returns a node_type owning the element if found, otherwise an empty node_type. Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.extract(q) node_type Removes the element pointed to by q. Returns a node_type owning that element. Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.merge(a2) void Pre: a.get_allocator() == a2.get_allocator().
Attempts to extract each element in a2 and insert it into a using the hash function and key equality predicate of a. In containers with unique keys, if there is an element in a with key equivalent to the key of an element from a2, then that element is not extracted from a2. Post: Pointers and references to the transferred elements of a2 refer to those same elements but as members of a. Iterators referring to the transferred elements and all iterators referring to a will be invalidated, but iterators to elements remaining in a2 will remain valid.
Throws: Nothing unless the hash function or key equality predicate throws.
Average case Ο(N), where N is a2.size(). Worst case Ο(N*a.size()
+ N
)
.
a.erase(k) size_type Erases all elements with key equivalent to k. Returns the number of elements erased. Average case Ο(a.count(k)). Worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.erase(q) iterator Erases the element pointed to by q. Returns the iterator immediately following q prior to the erasure. Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.erase(r) iterator Erases the element pointed to by r. Returns the iterator immediately following r prior to the erasure. Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.erase(q1, q2) iterator Erases all elements in the range [q1, q2). Returns the iterator immediately following the erased elements prior to the erasure. Average case linear in distance(q1, q2), worst case Ο(a.size()).
a.clear() void Erases all elements in the container. Post: a.empty() returns true Linear in a.size().
b.find(k) iterator;
const_iterator for const b.
Returns an iterator pointing to an element with key equivalent to k, or b.end() if no such element exists. Average case Ο(1), worst case Ο(b.size()).
b.count(k) size_type Returns the number of elements with key equivalent to k. Average case Ο(b.count(k)), worst case Ο(b.size()).
b.equal_range(k) pair<iterator, iterator>;
pair<const_iterator, const_iterator> for const b.
Returns a range containing all elements with keys equivalent to k. Returns make_pair(b.end(), b.end()) if no such elements exist. Average case Ο(b.count(k)). Worst case Ο(b.size()).
b.bucket_count() size_type Returns the number of buckets that b contains. Constant
b.max_bucket_count() size_type Returns an upper bound on the number of buckets that b might ever contain. Constant
b.bucket(k) size_type Pre: b.bucket_count() > 0.
Returns the index of the bucket in which elements with keys equivalent to k would be found, if any such element existed. Post: the return value shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()).
Constant
b.bucket_size(n) size_type Pre: n shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()). Returns the number of elements in the n th bucket. Ο(b.bucket_size(n))
b.begin(n) local_iterator;
const_local_iterator for const b.
Pre: n shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()). b.begin(n) returns an iterator referring to the first element in the bucket. If the bucket is empty, then b.begin(n) == b.end(n). Constant
b.end(n) local_iterator;
const_local_iterator for const b.
Pre: n shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()). b.end(n) returns an iterator which is the past-the-end value for the bucket. Constant
b.cbegin(n) const_local_iterator Pre: n shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()). Note: [b.cbegin(n), b.cend(n)) is a valid range containing all of the elements in the n th bucket. Constant
b.cend(n) const_local_iterator Pre: n shall be in the range [0, b.bucket_count()). Constant
b.load_factor() float Returns the average number of elements per bucket. Constant
b.max_load_factor() float Returns a positive number that the container attempts to keep the load factor less than or equal to. The container automatically increases the number of buckets as necessary to keep the load factor below this number. Constant
a.max_load_factor(z) void Pre: z shall be positive. May change the container's maximum load factor, using z as a hint. Constant
a.rehash(n) void Post: a.bucket_count() >= a.size() / a.max_load_factor() and a.bucket_count() >= n. Average case linear in a.size(), worst case quadratic.
a.reserve(n) void Same as a.rehash(ceil(n / a.max_load_factor())). Average case linear in a.size(), worst case quadratic.

24.1 General [iterators.general]

Table 92 — Iterators library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[iterator.requirements] Requirements
[iterator.primitives] Iterator primitives <iterator>
[predef.iterators] Predefined iterators
[stream.iterators] Stream iterators

24.2.1 In general [iterator.requirements.general]

Table 93 — Relations among iterator categories
Random Access Bidirectional Forward Input
Output

24.2.2 Iterator [iterator.iterators]

Table 94 — Iterator requirements
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
*r unspecified pre: r is dereferenceable.
++r X&

24.2.3 Input iterators [input.iterators]

Table 95 — Input iterator requirements (in addition to Iterator)
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
a != b contextually convertible to bool !(a == b) pre: (a, b) is in the domain of ==.
*a reference, convertible to T pre: a is dereferenceable.
The expression
(void)*a, *a is equivalent to *a.
If a == b and (a, b) is in the domain of == then *a is equivalent to *b.
a->m (*a).m pre: a is dereferenceable.
++r X& pre: r is dereferenceable.
post: r is dereferenceable or r is past-the-end.
post: any copies of the previous value of r are no longer required either to be dereferenceable or to be in the domain of ==.
(void)r++ equivalent to (void)++r
*r++ convertible to T { T tmp = *r;
++r;
return tmp; }

24.2.4 Output iterators [output.iterators]

Table 96 — Output iterator requirements (in addition to Iterator)
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
*r = o result is not used Remarks: After this operation r is not required to be dereferenceable.
post: r is incrementable.
++r X& &r == &++r.
Remarks: After this operation r is not required to be dereferenceable.
post: r is incrementable.
r++ convertible to const X& { X tmp = r;
++r;
return tmp; }
Remarks: After this operation r is not required to be dereferenceable.
post: r is incrementable.
*r++ = o result is not used Remarks: After this operation r is not required to be dereferenceable.
post: r is incrementable.

24.2.5 Forward iterators [forward.iterators]

Table 97 — Forward iterator requirements (in addition to input iterator)
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
r++ convertible to const X& { X tmp = r;
++r;
return tmp; }
*r++ reference

24.2.6 Bidirectional iterators [bidirectional.iterators]

Table 98 — Bidirectional iterator requirements (in addition to forward iterator)
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
-- r X& pre: there exists s such that r == ++s.
post: r is dereferenceable.
--(++r) == r.
-- r == -- s implies r == s.
&r == &-- r.
r-- convertible to const X& { X tmp = r;
-- r;
return tmp; }
*r-- reference

24.2.7 Random access iterators [random.access.iterators]

Table 99 — Random access iterator requirements (in addition to bidirectional iterator)
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
r += n X& { difference_type m = n;
if (m >= 0)
while (m--)
++r;
else
while (m++)
-- r;
return r; }
a + n
n + a
X { X tmp = a;
return tmp += n; }
a + n == n + a.
r -= n X& return r += -n; pre: the absolute value of n is in the range of representable values of difference_type.
a - n X { X tmp = a;
return tmp -= n; }
b - a difference_type return n pre: there exists a value n of type difference_type such that a + n == b.
b == a + (b - a).
a[n] convertible to reference *(a + n)
a < b contextually convertible to bool b - a > 0 < is a total ordering relation
a > b contextually convertible to bool b < a > is a total ordering relation opposite to <.
a >= b contextually convertible to bool !(a < b)
a <= b contextually convertible to bool. !(a > b)

25.1 General [algorithms.general]

Table 100 — Algorithms library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[alg.nonmodifying] Non-modifying sequence operations
[alg.modifying.operations] Mutating sequence operations <algorithm>
[alg.sorting] Sorting and related operations
[alg.c.library] C library algorithms <cstdlib>

26.1 General [numerics.general]

Table 101 — Numerics library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[numerics.defns] Definitions
[numeric.requirements] Requirements
[cfenv] Floating-point environment <cfenv>
[complex.numbers] Complex numbers <complex>
[rand] Random number generation <random>
[numarray] Numeric arrays <valarray>
[numeric.ops] Generalized numeric operations <numeric>
[c.math] Mathematical functions for <cmath>
floating-point types <ctgmath>
<cstdlib>

26.6.1.2 Seed sequence requirements [rand.req.seedseq]

Table 102 — Seed sequence requirements
ExpressionReturn typePre/post-conditionComplexity
S::result_type T T is an unsigned integer type ([basic.fundamental]) of at least 32 bits. compile-time
S() Creates a seed sequence with the same initial state as all other default-constructed seed sequences of type S. constant
S(ib,ie) Creates a seed sequence having internal state that depends on some or all of the bits of the supplied sequence [ib,ie). Ο(ie - ib)
S(il) Same as S(il.begin(), il.end()). same as S(il.begin(), il.end())
q.generate(rb,re) void Does nothing if rb == re. Otherwise, fills the supplied sequence [rb,re) with 32-bit quantities that depend on the sequence supplied to the constructor and possibly also depend on the history of generate's previous invocations. Ο(re - rb)
r.size() size_t The number of 32-bit units that would be copied by a call to r.param. constant
r.param(ob) void Copies to the given destination a sequence of 32-bit units that can be provided to the constructor of a second object of type S, and that would reproduce in that second object a state indistinguishable from the state of the first object. Ο(r.size())

26.6.1.3 Uniform random bit generator requirements [rand.req.urng]

Table 103 — Uniform random bit generator requirements
ExpressionReturn typePre/post-conditionComplexity
G::result_type T T is an unsigned integer type ([basic.fundamental]). compile-time
g() T Returns a value in the closed interval [G::min(), G::max()]. amortized constant
G::min() T Denotes the least value potentially returned by operator(). compile-time
G::max() T Denotes the greatest value potentially returned by operator(). compile-time

26.6.1.4 Random number engine requirements [rand.req.eng]

Table 104 — Random number engine requirements
ExpressionReturn typePre/post-conditionComplexity
E() Creates an engine with the same initial state as all other default-constructed engines of type E. Ο(size of state)
E(x) Creates an engine that compares equal to x. Ο(size of state)
E(s) Creates an engine with initial state determined by s. Ο(size of state)
E(q)269 Creates an engine with an initial state that depends on a sequence produced by one call to q.generate. same as complexity of q.generate called on a sequence whose length is size of state
e.seed() void post: e == E(). same as E()
e.seed(s) void post: e == E(s). same as E(s)
e.seed(q) void post: e == E(q). same as E(q)
e() T Advances e's state ei to ei+1 = TA(ei) and returns GA(ei). per Table [tab:UniformRandomBitGenerator]
e.discard(z) 270 void Advances e's state ei to ei+z by any means equivalent to z consecutive calls e(). no worse than the complexity of z consecutive calls e()
x == y bool This operator is an equivalence relation. With Sx and Sy as the infinite sequences of values that would be generated by repeated future calls to x() and y(), respectively, returns true if Sx = Sy ; else returns false. Ο(size of state)
x != y bool !(x == y). Ο(size of state)
os << x reference to the type of os With os.fmtflags set to ios_base::dec|ios_base::left and the fill character set to the space character, writes to os the textual representation of x's current state. In the output, adjacent numbers are separated by one or more space characters. post: The os.fmtflags and fill character are unchanged. Ο(size of state)
is >> v reference to the type of is With is.fmtflags set to ios_base::dec, sets v's state as determined by reading its textual representation from is. If bad input is encountered, ensures that v's state is unchanged by the operation and calls is.setstate(ios::failbit) (which may throw ios::failure [[iostate.flags]]). If a textual representation written via os << x was subsequently read via is >> v, then x == v provided that there have been no intervening invocations of x or of v. pre: is provides a textual representation that was previously written using an output stream whose imbued locale was the same as that of is, and whose type's template specialization arguments charT and traits were respectively the same as those of is. post: The is.fmtflags are unchanged. Ο(size of state)

26.6.1.6 Random number distribution requirements [rand.req.dist]

Table 105 — Random number distribution requirements
ExpressionReturn typePre/post-conditionComplexity
D::result_type T T is an arithmetic type ([basic.fundamental]). compile-time
D::param_type P compile-time
D() Creates a distribution whose behavior is indistinguishable from that of any other newly default-constructed distribution of type D. constant
D(p) Creates a distribution whose behavior is indistinguishable from that of a distribution newly constructed directly from the values used to construct p. same as p's construction
d.reset() void Subsequent uses of d do not depend on values produced by any engine prior to invoking reset. constant
x.param() P Returns a value p such that D(p).param() == p. no worse than the complexity of D(p)
d.param(p) void post: d.param() == p. no worse than the complexity of D(p)
d(g) T With p = d.param(), the sequence of numbers returned by successive invocations with the same object g is randomly distributed according to the associated p(z |{p}) or P(zi |{p}) function. amortized constant number of invocations of g
d(g,p) T The sequence of numbers returned by successive invocations with the same objects g and p is randomly distributed according to the associated p(z |{p}) or P(zi |{p}) function. amortized constant number of invocations of g
x.min() T Returns glb. constant
x.max() T Returns lub. constant
x == y bool This operator is an equivalence relation. Returns true if x.param() == y.param() and S1 = S2 , where S1 and S2 are the infinite sequences of values that would be generated, respectively, by repeated future calls to x(g1) and y(g2) whenever g1 == g2. Otherwise returns false. constant
x != y bool !(x == y). same as x == y.
os << x reference to the type of os Writes to os a textual representation for the parameters and the additional internal data of x. post: The os.fmtflags and fill character are unchanged.
is >> d reference to the type of is Restores from is the parameters and additional internal data of the lvalue d. If bad input is encountered, ensures that d is unchanged by the operation and calls is.setstate(ios::failbit) (which may throw ios::failure [[iostate.flags]]). pre: is provides a textual representation that was previously written using an os whose imbued locale and whose type's template specialization arguments charT and traits were the same as those of is. post: The is.fmtflags are unchanged.

27.1 General [input.output.general]

Table 106 — Input/output library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[iostreams.requirements] Requirements
[iostream.forward] Forward declarations <iosfwd>
[iostream.objects] Standard iostream objects <iostream>
[iostreams.base] Iostreams base classes <ios>
[stream.buffers] Stream buffers <streambuf>
[iostream.format] Formatting and manipulators <istream>
<ostream>
<iomanip>
[string.streams] String streams <sstream>
[file.streams] File streams <fstream>
[filesystems] File systems <filesystem>
[c.files] C library files <cstdio>
<cinttypes>

27.5.3.1.2 Type ios_base::fmtflags [ios::fmtflags]

Table 107fmtflags effects
ElementEffect(s) if set
boolalpha insert and extract bool type in alphabetic format
dec converts integer input or generates integer output in decimal base
fixed generate floating-point output in fixed-point notation
hex converts integer input or generates integer output in hexadecimal base
internal adds fill characters at a designated internal point in certain generated output, or identical to right if no such point is designated
left adds fill characters on the right (final positions) of certain generated output
oct converts integer input or generates integer output in octal base
right adds fill characters on the left (initial positions) of certain generated output
scientific generates floating-point output in scientific notation
showbase generates a prefix indicating the numeric base of generated integer output
showpoint generates a decimal-point character unconditionally in generated floating-point output
showpos generates a + sign in non-negative generated numeric output
skipws skips leading whitespace before certain input operations
unitbuf flushes output after each output operation
uppercase replaces certain lowercase letters with their uppercase equivalents in generated output

27.5.3.1.2 Type ios_base::fmtflags [ios::fmtflags]

Table 108fmtflags constants
ConstantAllowable values
adjustfield left | right | internal
basefield dec | oct | hex
floatfield scientific | fixed

27.5.3.1.3 Type ios_base::iostate [ios::iostate]

Table 109iostate effects
ElementEffect(s) if set
badbit indicates a loss of integrity in an input or output sequence (such as an irrecoverable read error from a file);
eofbit indicates that an input operation reached the end of an input sequence;
failbit indicates that an input operation failed to read the expected characters, or that an output operation failed to generate the desired characters.

27.5.3.1.4 Type ios_base::openmode [ios::openmode]

Table 110openmode effects
ElementEffect(s) if set
app seek to end before each write
ate open and seek to end immediately after opening
binary perform input and output in binary mode (as opposed to text mode)
in open for input
out open for output
trunc truncate an existing stream when opening

27.5.3.1.5 Type ios_base::seekdir [ios::seekdir]

Table 111seekdir effects
ElementMeaning
beg request a seek (for subsequent input or output) relative to the beginning of the stream
cur request a seek relative to the current position within the sequence
end request a seek relative to the current end of the sequence

27.5.4.2 fpos requirements [fpos.operations]

Table 112 — Position type requirements
ExpressionReturn typeOperationalAssertion/note
semanticspre-/post-condition
P(i) p == P(i)
note: a destructor is assumed.
P p(i);
P p = i;
post: p == P(i).
P(o) fpos converts from offset
O(p) streamoff converts to offset P(O(p)) == p
p == q convertible to bool == is an equivalence relation
p != q convertible to bool !(p == q)
q = p + o
p += o
fpos + offset q - o == p
q = p - o
p -= o
fpos - offset q + o == p
o = p - q streamoff distance q + o == p
streamsize(o)
O(sz)
streamsize
streamoff
converts
converts
streamsize(O(sz)) == sz
streamsize(O(sz)) == sz

27.5.5.2 basic_ios constructors [basic.ios.cons]

Table 113basic_ios::init() effects
ElementValue
rdbuf() sb
tie() 0
rdstate() goodbit if sb is not a null pointer, otherwise badbit.
exceptions() goodbit
flags() skipws | dec
width() 0
precision() 6
fill() widen(' ');
getloc() a copy of the value returned by locale()
iarray a null pointer
parray a null pointer

27.5.5.3 Member functions [basic.ios.members]

Table 114basic_ios::copyfmt() effects
ElementValue
rdbuf() unchanged
tie() rhs.tie()
rdstate() unchanged
exceptions() rhs.exceptions()
flags() rhs.flags()
width() rhs.width()
precision() rhs.precision()
fill() rhs.fill()
getloc() rhs.getloc()

27.8.2.4 Overridden virtual functions [stringbuf.virtuals]

Table 115seekoff positioning
ConditionsResult
(which & ios_base::in) == ios_base::in positions the input sequence
(which & ios_base::out) == ios_base::out positions the output sequence
(which & (ios_base::in |
ios_base::out)) ==
(ios_base::in) |
ios_base::out))
and way == either
ios_base::beg or
ios_base::end
positions both the input and the output sequences
Otherwise the positioning operation fails.

27.8.2.4 Overridden virtual functions [stringbuf.virtuals]

Table 116newoff values
Conditionnewoff Value
way == ios_base::beg 0
way == ios_base::cur the next pointer minus the beginning pointer (xnext - xbeg).
way == ios_base::end the high mark pointer minus the beginning pointer (high_mark - xbeg).

27.9.2.3 Member functions [filebuf.members]

Table 117 — File open modes
ios_base flag combination stdio equivalent
binary in out trunc app
+ "w"
+ + "a"
+ "a"
+ + "w"
+ "r"
+ + "r+"
+ + + "w+"
+ + + "a+"
+ + "a+"
+ + "wb"
+ + + "ab"
+ + "ab"
+ + + "wb"
+ + "rb"
+ + + "r+b"
+ + + + "w+b"
+ + + + "a+b"
+ + + "a+b"

27.9.2.4 Overridden virtual functions [filebuf.virtuals]

Table 118seekoff effects
way Valuestdio Equivalent
basic_ios::beg SEEK_SET
basic_ios::cur SEEK_CUR
basic_ios::end SEEK_END

27.10.9.1 filesystem_error members [filesystem_error.members]

Table 119filesystem_error(const string&, error_code) effects
ExpressionValue
runtime_error::what() what_arg.c_str()
code() ec
path1().empty() true
path2().empty() true

27.10.9.1 filesystem_error members [filesystem_error.members]

Table 120filesystem_error(const string&, const path&, error_code) effects
ExpressionValue
runtime_error::what() what_arg.c_str()
code() ec
path1() Reference to stored copy of p1
path2().empty() true

27.10.9.1 filesystem_error members [filesystem_error.members]

Table 121filesystem_error(const string&, const path&, const path&, error_code) effects
ExpressionValue
runtime_error::what() what_arg.c_str()
code() ec
path1() Reference to stored copy of p1
path2() Reference to stored copy of p2

27.10.10.1 Enum class file_type [enum.file_type]

Table 122 — Enum class file_type
ConstantMeaning
none The type of the file has not been determined or an error occurred while trying to determine the type.
not_found Pseudo-type indicating the file was not found. [ Note: The file not being found is not considered an error while determining the type of a file.  — end note ]
regular Regular file
directory Directory file
symlink Symbolic link file
block Block special file
character Character special file
fifo FIFO or pipe file
socket Socket file
implementation-defined Implementations that support file systems having file types in addition to the above file_type types shall supply implementation-defined file_type constants to separately identify each of those additional file types
unknown The file exists but the type could not be determined

27.10.10.2 Enum class copy_options [enum.copy_options]

Table 123 — Enum class copy_options
Option group controlling copy_file function effects for existing target files
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Error; file already exists.
skip_existing Do not overwrite existing file, do not report an error.
overwrite_existing Overwrite the existing file.
update_existing Overwrite the existing file if it is older than the replacement file.
Option group controlling copy function effects for sub-directories
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Do not copy sub-directories.
recursive Recursively copy sub-directories and their contents.
Option group controlling copy function effects for symbolic links
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Follow symbolic links.
copy_symlinks Copy symbolic links as symbolic links rather than copying the files that they point to.
skip_symlinks Ignore symbolic links.
Option group controlling copy function effects for choosing the form of copying
ConstantMeaning
none (Default) Copy content.
directories_only Copy directory structure only, do not copy non-directory files.
create_symlinks Make symbolic links instead of copies of files. The source path shall be an absolute path unless the destination path is in the current directory.
create_hard_links Make hard links instead of copies of files.

27.10.10.3 Enum class perms [enum.perms]

Table 124 — Enum class perms
NameValuePOSIXDefinition or notes
(octal)macro
none 0 There are no permissions set for the file.
owner_read 0400 S_IRUSR Read permission, owner
owner_write 0200 S_IWUSR Write permission, owner
owner_exec 0100 S_IXUSR Execute/search permission, owner
owner_all 0700 S_IRWXU Read, write, execute/search by owner;
owner_read | owner_write | owner_exec
group_read 040 S_IRGRP Read permission, group
group_write 020 S_IWGRP Write permission, group
group_exec 010 S_IXGRP Execute/search permission, group
group_all 070 S_IRWXG Read, write, execute/search by group;
group_read | group_write | group_exec
others_read 04 S_IROTH Read permission, others
others_write 02 S_IWOTH Write permission, others
others_exec 01 S_IXOTH Execute/search permission, others
others_all 07 S_IRWXO Read, write, execute/search by others;
others_read | others_write | others_exec
all 0777 owner_all | group_all | others_all
set_uid 04000 S_ISUID Set-user-ID on execution
set_gid 02000 S_ISGID Set-group-ID on execution
sticky_bit 01000 S_ISVTX Operating system dependent.
mask 07777 all | set_uid | set_gid | sticky_bit
unknown 0xFFFF The permissions are not known, such as when a file_status object is created without specifying the permissions
add_perms 0x10000 permissions() shall bitwise or the perm argument's permission bits to the file's current permission bits.
remove_perms 0x20000 permissions() shall bitwise and the complement of perm argument's permission bits to the file's current permission bits.
symlink_nofollow 0x40000 permissions() shall change the permissions of symbolic links.

27.10.10.4 Enum class directory_options [enum.directory_options]

Table 125 — Enum class directory_options
NameMeaning
none (Default) Skip directory symlinks, permission denied is an error.
follow_directory_symlink Follow rather than skip directory symlinks.
skip_permission_denied Skip directories that would otherwise result in permission denied.

27.10.15.1 Absolute [fs.op.absolute]

Table 126absolute(const path&, const path&) return value
p.has_root_directory()!p.has_root_directory()
p.has_root_name() p 2.4in p.root_name()
/ absolute(base).root_directory()
/ absolute(base).relative_path()
/ p.relative_path()
!p.has_root_name() absolute(base).root_name() / p absolute(base) / p

27.10.15.26 Permissions [fs.op.permissions]

Table 127 — Effects of permission bits
Bits present in prmsEffective bits applied
Neither add_perms nor remove_perms prms & perms::mask
add_perms s.permissions() | (prms & perms::mask)
remove_perms s.permissions() & ~(prms & perms::mask)

28.1 General [re.general]

Table 128 — Regular expressions library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[re.def] Definitions
[re.req] Requirements
[re.const] Constants
[re.badexp] Exception type
[re.traits] Traits
[re.regex] Regular expression template <regex>
[re.submatch] Submatches
[re.results] Match results
[re.alg] Algorithms
[re.iter] Iterators
[re.grammar] Grammar

28.3 Requirements [re.req]

Table 129 — Regular expression traits class requirements
ExpressionReturn typeAssertion/note pre-/post-condition
X::char_type charT The character container type used in the implementation of class template basic_regex.
X::string_type basic_string<charT>
X::locale_type A copy constructible type A type that represents the locale used by the traits class.
X::char_class_type A bitmask type ([bitmask.types]). A bitmask type representing a particular character classification.
X::length(p) size_t Yields the smallest i such that p[i] == 0. Complexity is linear in i .
v.translate(c) X::char_type Returns a character such that for any character d that is to be considered equivalent to c then v.translate(c) == v.translate(d).
v.translate_nocase(c) X::char_type For all characters C that are to be considered equivalent to c when comparisons are to be performed without regard to case, then v.translate_nocase(c) == v.translate_nocase(C).
v.transform(F1, F2) X::string_type Returns a sort key for the character sequence designated by the iterator range [F1, F2) such that if the character sequence [G1, G2) sorts before the character sequence [H1, H2) then v.transform(G1, G2) < v.transform(H1, H2).
v.transform_primary(F1, F2) X::string_type Returns a sort key for the character sequence designated by the iterator range [F1, F2) such that if the character sequence [G1, G2) sorts before the character sequence [H1, H2) when character case is not considered then v.transform_primary(G1, G2) < v.transform_primary(H1, H2).
v.lookup_collatename(F1, F2) X::string_type Returns a sequence of characters that represents the collating element consisting of the character sequence designated by the iterator range [F1, F2). Returns an empty string if the character sequence is not a valid collating element.
v.lookup_classname(F1, F2, b) X::char_class_type Converts the character sequence designated by the iterator range [F1, F2) into a value of a bitmask type that can subsequently be passed to isctype. Values returned from lookup_classname can be bitwise or'ed together; the resulting value represents membership in either of the corresponding character classes. If b is true, the returned bitmask is suitable for matching characters without regard to their case. Returns 0 if the character sequence is not the name of a character class recognized by X. The value returned shall be independent of the case of the characters in the sequence.
v.isctype(c, cl) bool Returns true if character c is a member of one of the character classes designated by cl, false otherwise.
v.value(c, I) int Returns the value represented by the digit c in base I if the character c is a valid digit in base I; otherwise returns -1. [ Note: The value of I will only be 8, 10, or 16.  — end note ]
u.imbue(loc) X::locale_type Imbues u with the locale loc and returns the previous locale used by u if any.
v.getloc() X::locale_type Returns the current locale used by v, if any.

28.5.1 Bitmask type syntax_option_type [re.synopt]

Table 130syntax_option_type effects
ElementEffect(s) if set
icase Specifies that matching of regular expressions against a character container sequence shall be performed without regard to case.
nosubs Specifies that no sub-expressions shall be considered to be marked, so that when a regular expression is matched against a character container sequence, no sub-expression matches shall be stored in the supplied match_results structure.
optimize Specifies that the regular expression engine should pay more attention to the speed with which regular expressions are matched, and less to the speed with which regular expression objects are constructed. Otherwise it has no detectable effect on the program output.
collate Specifies that character ranges of the form "[a-b]" shall be locale sensitive.
ECMAScript Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by ECMAScript in ECMA-262, as modified in [re.grammar].
basic Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by basic regular expressions in POSIX, Base Definitions and Headers, Section 9, Regular Expressions.
extended Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by extended regular expressions in POSIX, Base Definitions and Headers, Section 9, Regular Expressions.
awk Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by the utility awk in POSIX.
grep Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by the utility grep in POSIX.
egrep Specifies that the grammar recognized by the regular expression engine shall be that used by the utility grep when given the -E option in POSIX.
multiline Specifies that ^ shall match the beginning of a line and $ shall match the end of a line, if the ECMAScript engine is selected.

28.5.2 Bitmask type match_flag_type [re.matchflag]

Table 131regex_constants::match_flag_type effects when obtaining a match against a character container sequence [first, last).
ElementEffect(s) if set
match_not_bol The first character in the sequence [first, last) shall be treated as though it is not at the beginning of a line, so the character ^ in the regular expression shall not match [first, first).
match_not_eol The last character in the sequence [first, last) shall be treated as though it is not at the end of a line, so the character "$" in the regular expression shall not match [last, last).
match_not_bow The expression "\\b" shall not match the sub-sequence [first, first).
match_not_eow The expression "\\b" shall not match the sub-sequence [last, last).
match_any If more than one match is possible then any match is an acceptable result.
match_not_null The expression shall not match an empty sequence.
match_continuous The expression shall only match a sub-sequence that begins at first.
match_prev_avail --first is a valid iterator position. When this flag is set the flags match_not_bol and match_not_bow shall be ignored by the regular expression algorithms [re.alg] and iterators [re.iter].
format_default When a regular expression match is to be replaced by a new string, the new string shall be constructed using the rules used by the ECMAScript replace function in ECMA-262, part 15.5.4.11 String.prototype.replace. In addition, during search and replace operations all non-overlapping occurrences of the regular expression shall be located and replaced, and sections of the input that did not match the expression shall be copied unchanged to the output string.
format_sed When a regular expression match is to be replaced by a new string, the new string shall be constructed using the rules used by the sed utility in POSIX.
format_no_copy During a search and replace operation, sections of the character container sequence being searched that do not match the regular expression shall not be copied to the output string.
format_first_only When specified during a search and replace operation, only the first occurrence of the regular expression shall be replaced.

28.5.3 Implementation-defined error_type [re.err]

Table 132error_type values in the C locale
ValueError condition
error_collate The expression contained an invalid collating element name.
error_ctype The expression contained an invalid character class name.
error_escape The expression contained an invalid escaped character, or a trailing escape.
error_backref The expression contained an invalid back reference.
error_brack The expression contained mismatched [ and ].
error_paren The expression contained mismatched ( and ).
error_brace The expression contained mismatched { and }
error_badbrace The expression contained an invalid range in a {} expression.
error_range The expression contained an invalid character range, such as [b-a] in most encodings.
error_space There was insufficient memory to convert the expression into a finite state machine.
error_badrepeat One of *?+{ was not preceded by a valid regular expression.
error_complexity The complexity of an attempted match against a regular expression exceeded a pre-set level.
error_stack There was insufficient memory to determine whether the regular expression could match the specified character sequence.

28.7 Class template regex_traits [re.traits]

Table 133 — Character class names and corresponding ctype masks
Narrow character nameWide character nameCorresponding ctype_base::mask value
"alnum" L"alnum" ctype_base::alnum
"alpha" L"alpha" ctype_base::alpha
"blank" L"blank" ctype_base::blank
"cntrl" L"cntrl" ctype_base::cntrl
"digit" L"digit" ctype_base::digit
"d" L"d" ctype_base::digit
"graph" L"graph" ctype_base::graph
"lower" L"lower" ctype_base::lower
"print" L"print" ctype_base::print
"punct" L"punct" ctype_base::punct
"space" L"space" ctype_base::space
"s" L"s" ctype_base::space
"upper" L"upper" ctype_base::upper
"w" L"w" ctype_base::alnum
"xdigit" L"xdigit" ctype_base::xdigit

28.10.1 match_results constructors [re.results.const]

Table 134match_results assignment operator effects
ElementValue
ready() m.ready()
size() m.size()
str(n) m.str(n) for all integers n < m.size()
prefix() m.prefix()
suffix() m.suffix()
(*this)[n] m[n] for all integers n < m.size()
length(n) m.length(n) for all integers n < m.size()
position(n) m.position(n) for all integers n < m.size()

28.11.2 regex_match [re.alg.match]

Table 135 — Effects of regex_match algorithm
ElementValue
m.size() 1 + e.mark_count()
m.empty() false
m.prefix().first first
m.prefix().second first
m.prefix().matched false
m.suffix().first last
m.suffix().second last
m.suffix().matched false
m[0].first first
m[0].second last
m[0].matched true
m[n].first For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), the start of the sequence that matched sub-expression n. Alternatively, if sub-expression n did not participate in the match, then last.
m[n].second For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), the end of the sequence that matched sub-expression n. Alternatively, if sub-expression n did not participate in the match, then last.
m[n].matched For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), true if sub-expression n participated in the match, false otherwise.

28.11.3 regex_search [re.alg.search]

Table 136 — Effects of regex_search algorithm
ElementValue
m.size() 1 + e.mark_count()
m.empty() false
m.prefix().first first
m.prefix().second m[0].first
m.prefix().matched m.prefix().first != m.prefix().second
m.suffix().first m[0].second
m.suffix().second last
m.suffix().matched m.suffix().first != m.suffix().second
m[0].first The start of the sequence of characters that matched the regular expression
m[0].second The end of the sequence of characters that matched the regular expression
m[0].matched true
m[n].first For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), the start of the sequence that matched sub-expression n. Alternatively, if sub-expression n did not participate in the match, then last.
m[n].second For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), the end of the sequence that matched sub-expression n. Alternatively, if sub-expression n did not participate in the match, then last .
m[n].matched For all integers 0 < n < m.size(), true if sub-expression n participated in the match, false otherwise.

29.1 General [atomics.general]

Table 137 — Atomics library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[atomics.order] Order and Consistency
[atomics.lockfree] Lock-free Property
[atomics.types.generic] Atomic Types <atomic>
[atomics.types.operations] Operations on Atomic Types
[atomics.flag] Flag Type and Operations
[atomics.fences] Fences

29.5 Atomic types [atomics.types.generic]

Table 138 — Named atomic types
Named atomic type Corresponding non-atomic type
atomic_char char
atomic_schar signed char
atomic_uchar unsigned char
atomic_short short
atomic_ushort unsigned short
atomic_int int
atomic_uint unsigned int
atomic_long long
atomic_ulong unsigned long
atomic_llong long long
atomic_ullong unsigned long long
atomic_char16_t char16_t
atomic_char32_t char32_t
atomic_wchar_t wchar_t

29.5 Atomic types [atomics.types.generic]

Table 139 — Atomic typedefs
Atomic typedef Corresponding non-atomic typedef
atomic_int8_t int8_t
atomic_uint8_t uint8_t
atomic_int16_t int16_t
atomic_uint16_t uint16_t
atomic_int32_t int32_t
atomic_uint32_t uint32_t
atomic_int64_t int64_t
atomic_uint64_t uint64_t
atomic_int_least8_t int_least8_t
atomic_uint_least8_t uint_least8_t
atomic_int_least16_t int_least16_t
atomic_uint_least16_t uint_least16_t
atomic_int_least32_t int_least32_t
atomic_uint_least32_t uint_least32_t
atomic_int_least64_t int_least64_t
atomic_uint_least64_t uint_least64_t
atomic_int_fast8_t int_fast8_t
atomic_uint_fast8_t uint_fast8_t
atomic_int_fast16_t int_fast16_t
atomic_uint_fast16_t uint_fast16_t
atomic_int_fast32_t int_fast32_t
atomic_uint_fast32_t uint_fast32_t
atomic_int_fast64_t int_fast64_t
atomic_uint_fast64_t uint_fast64_t
atomic_intptr_t intptr_t
atomic_uintptr_t uintptr_t
atomic_size_t size_t
atomic_ptrdiff_t ptrdiff_t
atomic_intmax_t intmax_t
atomic_uintmax_t uintmax_t

29.6.5 Requirements for operations on atomic types [atomics.types.operations.req]

Table 140 — Atomic arithmetic computations
Key Op Computation Key Op Computation
add + addition sub - subtraction
or | bitwise inclusive or xor ^ bitwise exclusive or
and & bitwise and

30.1 General [thread.general]

Table 141 — Thread support library summary
Subclause Header(s)
[thread.req] Requirements
[thread.threads] Threads <thread>
[thread.mutex] Mutual exclusion <mutex>
<shared_mutex>
[thread.condition] Condition variables <condition_variable>
[futures] Futures <future>

D.4 C standard library headers [depr.c.headers]

Table 142 — C headers
<assert.h> <inttypes.h> <signal.h> <stdio.h> <wchar.h>
<complex.h> <iso646.h> <stdalign.h> <stdlib.h> <wctype.h>
<ctype.h> <limits.h> <stdarg.h> <string.h>
<errno.h> <locale.h> <stdbool.h> <tgmath.h>
<fenv.h> <math.h> <stddef.h> <time.h>
<float.h> <setjmp.h> <stdint.h> <uchar.h>

D.5.1.1 strstreambuf constructors [depr.strstreambuf.cons]

Table 143strstreambuf(streamsize) effects
ElementValue
strmode dynamic
alsize alsize_arg
palloc a null pointer
pfree a null pointer

D.5.1.1 strstreambuf constructors [depr.strstreambuf.cons]

Table 144strstreambuf(void* (*)(size_t), void (*)(void*)) effects
ElementValue
strmode dynamic
alsize an unspecified value
palloc palloc_arg
pfree pfree_arg

D.5.1.1 strstreambuf constructors [depr.strstreambuf.cons]

Table 145strstreambuf(charT*, streamsize, charT*) effects
ElementValue
strmode 0
alsize an unspecified value
palloc a null pointer
pfree a null pointer

D.5.1.3 strstreambuf overridden virtual functions [depr.strstreambuf.virtuals]

Table 146seekoff positioning
ConditionsResult
(which & ios::in) != 0 positions the input sequence
(which & ios::out) != 0 positions the output sequence
(which & (ios::in |
ios::out)) == (ios::in |
ios::out)) and
way == either
ios::beg or
ios::end
positions both the input and the output sequences
Otherwise the positioning operation fails.

D.5.1.3 strstreambuf overridden virtual functions [depr.strstreambuf.virtuals]

Table 147newoff values
Conditionnewoff Value
way == ios::beg 0
way == ios::cur the next pointer minus the beginning pointer (xnext - xbeg).
way == ios::end seekhigh minus the beginning pointer (seekhigh - xbeg).