C++ Tutorial => Using move semantics on containers

Example

You can move a container instead of copying it:

void print(const std::vector<int>& vec) {
    for (auto&& val : vec) {
        std::cout << val << ", ";
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;
}

int main() {
    // initialize vec1 with 1, 2, 3, 4 and vec2 as an empty vector
    std::vector<int> vec1{1, 2, 3, 4};
    std::vector<int> vec2;

    // The following line will print 1, 2, 3, 4
    print(vec1);

    // The following line will print a new line
    print(vec2);

    // The vector vec2 is assigned with move assingment.
    // This will "steal" the value of vec1 without copying it.
    vec2 = std::move(vec1);

    // Here the vec1 object is in an indeterminate state, but still valid.
    // The object vec1 is not destroyed,
    // but there's is no guarantees about what it contains.

    // The following line will print 1, 2, 3, 4
    print(vec2);
}

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