Issue 1300: Circular definition of promise::swap

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Section: 32.10.6 [futures.promise] Status: Resolved Submitter: Jonathan Wakely Opened: 2009-12-26 Last modified: 2016-01-28

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Discussion:

32.10.6 [futures.promise]/12 defines the effects of promise::swap(promise&) as

void swap(promise& other);
12 Effects: swap(*this, other)

and 32.10.6 [futures.promise]/25 defines swap(promise<R&>, promise<R>&) as

template <class R>
  void swap(promise<R>& x, promise<R>& y);

25 Effects: x.swap(y).

[ 2010-01-13 Daniel added "Throws: Nothing." ]

[ 2010-01-14 Moved to Tentatively Ready after 5 positive votes on c++std-lib. ]

[ 2010 Pittsburgh: ]

Moved to ~~NAD Editorial~~Resolved. Rationale added below.

Rationale:

Solved by N3058.

Proposed resolution:

Change 32.10.6 [futures.promise] paragraph 12

void swap(promise& other);
12 Effects: ~~swap(*this, other)~~ Exchanges the associated states of *this and other.

13 ...

Throws: Nothing.