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Predefined Concepts

In the following tables, T and U are the types that the operation applies to, R is the result type. T always defaults to _self to match the default behavior of any. These concepts assume normal semantics. Thus, comparison operators always return bool, and references will be added to the arguments and results as appropriate.

Except as otherwise noted, primitive concepts defined by the library can be specialized to provide concept maps. copy_constructible, and the iterator concepts cannot be specialized because they are composites. constructible, destructible, typeid_, and same_type cannot be specialized because they require special handling in the library.

Table 37.1. Special Members

concept

notes

constructible<Sig>

-

copy_constructible<T>

-

destructible<T>

-

assignable<T, U = T>

-

typeid_<T>

-


Table 37.2. Unary Operators

operator

concept

notes

operator++

incrementable<T>

There is no separate post-increment

operator--

decrementable<T>

There is no separate post-decrement

operator*

dereferenceable<R, T>

R should usually be a reference

operator~

complementable<T, R = T>

-

operator-

negatable<T, R = T>

-


Table 37.3. Binary Operators

operator

concept

notes

operator+

addable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator-

subtractable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator*

multipliable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator/

dividable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator%

modable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator&

bitandable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator|

bitorable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator^

bitxorable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator<<

left_shiftable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator>>

right_shiftable<T, U = T, R = T>

-

operator== and !=

equality_comparable<T, U = T>

!= is implemented in terms of ==

operator<, >, <=, and >=

less_than_comparable<T, U = T>

All are implemented in terms of <

operator+=

add_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator-=

subtract_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator*=

multiply_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator/=

divide_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator%=

mod_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator&=

bitand_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator|=

bitor_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator^=

bitxor_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator<<=

left_shift_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator>>=

right_shift_assignable<T, U = T>

-

operator<<

ostreamable<Os = std::ostream, T = _self>

-

operator>>

istreamable<Is = std::istream, T = _self>

-


Table 37.4. Miscellaneous Operators

operator

concept

notes

operator()

callable<Sig, T>

Sig should be a function type. T may be const qualified.

operator[]

subscriptable<R, T, N = std::ptrdiff_t>

R should usually be a reference. T can be optionally const qualified.


Table 37.5. Iterator Concepts

concept

notes

iterator<Traversal, T, Reference, Difference>

Use same_type to control the iterator's value type.

forward_iterator<T, Reference, Difference>

-

bidirectional_iterator<T, Reference, Difference>

-

random_access_iterator<T, Reference, Difference>

-


Table 37.6. Special Concepts

concept

notes

same_type<T>

Indicates that two types are the same.



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