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723. basic_regex should be moveable

Section: 28.6.7 [re.regex] Status: C++11 Submitter: Daniel Krügler Opened: 2007-08-29 Last modified: 2016-01-28

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Discussion:

Addresses UK 316

According to the current state of the standard draft, the class template basic_regex, as described in 28.6.7 [re.regex]/3, is neither MoveConstructible nor MoveAssignable. IMO it should be, because typical regex state machines tend to have a rather large data quantum and I have seen several use cases, where a factory function returns regex values, which would take advantage of moveabilities.

[ Sophia Antipolis: ]

Needs wording for the semantics, the idea is agreed upon.

[ Post Summit Daniel updated wording to reflect new "swap rules". ]

[ 2009-07 Frankfurt: ]

Move to Ready.

Proposed resolution:

In the class definition of basic_regex, just below 28.6.7 [re.regex]/3, perform the following changes:

  1. Just after basic_regex(const basic_regex&); insert: 

    basic_regex(basic_regex&&);

  2. Just after basic_regex& operator=(const basic_regex&); insert: 

    basic_regex& operator=(basic_regex&&);

  3. Just after basic_regex& assign(const basic_regex& that); insert: 

    basic_regex& assign(basic_regex&& that);

  4. In 28.6.7.2 [re.regex.construct], just after p.11 add the following new member definition: 

    basic_regex(basic_regex&& e);

    Effects: Move-constructs a basic_regex instance from e.

    Postconditions: flags() and mark_count() return e.flags() and e.mark_count(), respectively, that e had before construction, leaving e in a valid state with an unspecified value.

    Throws: nothing.

  5. Also in 28.6.7.2 [re.regex.construct], just after p.18 add the following new member definition: 

    basic_regex& operator=(basic_regex&& e);

    Effects: Returns the result of assign(std::move(e)).

  6. In 28.6.7.3 [re.regex.assign], just after p. 2 add the following new member definition: 

    basic_regex& assign(basic_regex&& rhs);

    Effects: Move-assigns a basic_regex instance from rhs and returns *this.

    Postconditions: flags() and mark_count() return rhs.flags() and rhs.mark_count(), respectively, that rhs had before assignment, leaving rhs in a valid state with an unspecified value.

    Throws: nothing.