std::char_traits<CharT>::move

 

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static char_type*     move( char_type* dest, const char_type* src, std::size_t count );		(until C++20)
static constexpr char_type*     move( char_type* dest, const char_type* src, std::size_t count );		(since C++20)

Copies count characters from the character string pointed to by src to the character string pointed to by dest.

Performs correctly even if the ranges [src, src + count) and [dest, dest + count) overlap.

Parameters

dest	-	pointer to a character string to copy to
src	-	pointer to a character string to copy from
count	-	the number of characters to copy

Return value

dest

Exceptions

Throws nothing.

Complexity

Linear.

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 7	C++98	the copy was guaranteed to perform correctly if src is in [dest, dest + count), but not the other way round (i.e. dest is in [src, src + count))	also guaranteed