std::get_temporary_buffer
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                    | Defined in header  <memory> | ||
| template< class T > std::pair< T*, std::ptrdiff_t > get_temporary_buffer( std::ptrdiff_t count ); | ||
Allocates storage sufficient to store up to count adjacent objects of type T. If there is insufficient memory for all count objects, allocates less than count, if possible.
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[edit] Parameters
| count | - | the number of objects to allocate | 
[edit] Return value
An std::pair holding a pointer to the beginning of the allocated storage and the number of objects that fit in the storage that was actually allocated (may be zero).
[edit] Exceptions
| (none) | (until C++11) | 
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noexcept specification:   noexcept | (since C++11) | 
[edit] Example
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#include <algorithm> #include <iostream> #include <memory> #include <string> #include <iterator> int main() { const std::string s[] = {"string", "1", "test", "..."}; const auto p = std::get_temporary_buffer<std::string>(4); // requires that p.first is passed to return_temporary_buffer // (beware of early exit points and exceptions) std::copy(s, s + p.second, std::raw_storage_iterator<std::string*, std::string>(p.first)); // requires that each string in p is individually destroyed // (beware of early exit points and exceptions) std::copy(p.first, p.first + p.second, std::ostream_iterator<std::string>{std::cout, "\n"}); std::for_each(p.first, p.first + p.second, [](std::string& e) { e.~basic_string<char>(); }); std::return_temporary_buffer(p.first); }
Output:
string 1 test ...
[edit] See also
| frees uninitialized storage (function template) |