NAME

std::forward_list::splice_after - std::forward_list::splice_after

Synopsis

void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list& other ); (1) (since C++11)
void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list&& other ); (1) (since C++11)
void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list& other, (2) (since C++11)
const_iterator it );
void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list&& other, (2) (since C++11)
const_iterator it );
void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list& other, (3) (since C++11)
const_iterator first, const_iterator last );
void splice_after( const_iterator pos, forward_list&& other, (3) (since C++11)
const_iterator first, const_iterator last );

Moves elements from another forward_list to *this.

No elements are copied. pos must be either a deferenceable valid iterator into *this
or the before_begin() iterator (in particular, end() is not a valid argument for
pos). The behavior is undefined if get_allocator() != other.get_allocator(). No
iterators or references become invalidated, the iterators to the moved elements now
refer into *this, not into other.

1) Moves all elements from other into *this. The elements are inserted after the
element pointed to by pos. The container other becomes empty after the operation.
The behavior is undefined if other refers to the same object as *this.
2) Moves the element pointed to by the iterator following it from other into *this.
The element is inserted after the element pointed to by pos. Has no effect if
pos==it or if pos==++it.
3) Moves the elements in the range (first, last) from other into *this. The elements
are inserted after the element pointed to by pos. The element pointed-to by first is
not moved. The behavior is undefined if pos is an iterator in the range
(first,last).

Parameters

pos - element after which the content will be inserted
other - another container to move the content from
it - iterator preceding the iterator to the element to move from other to
*this
first, last - the range of elements to move from other to *this

Return value

(none)

Exceptions

Throws nothing.

Complexity

1) Linear in the size of other
2) Constant
3) Linear in std::distance(first, last)

Example

Demonstrates the meaning of open interval (first, last) in the third form of
splice_after(): the first element of l1 is not moved.

// Run this code

#include <algorithm>
#include <cassert>
#include <forward_list>
#include <initializer_list>
#include <iostream>

using F = std::forward_list<int>;

std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, F const& l) {
for (int e : l) os << e << ' ';
return os;
}

int main()
{
{
F l1 = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
F l2 = { 10, 11, 12 };

l2.splice_after(l2.cbegin(), l1, l1.cbegin(), l1.cend());
// not equivalent to l2.splice_after(l2.cbegin(), l1);
// which is equivalent to
// l2.splice_after(l2.cbegin(), l1, l1.cbefore_begin(), l1.end());

std::cout << "l1: " << l1 << "\n"
"l2: " << l2 << '\n';
}

// Compare two given lists and abort the program if they are not equal.
auto equ = [] (F const& p, std::initializer_list<int> const& q) {
assert(std::ranges::equal(p, q));
};

// The following code demonstrates all three overloads (1),..(3).

{
F x = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
F y = { 10, 11, 12 };
x.splice_after(x.cbegin(), y); // (1)
equ( x, { 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5 } );
equ( y, { } );
}

{
F x = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
F y = { 10, 11, 12 };
x.splice_after(x.cbegin(), y, y.cbegin()); // (2)
equ( x, { 1, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5 } );
equ( y, { 10, 12 } );
}

{
F x = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
F y = { 10, 11, 12 };
x.splice_after(x.cbegin(), y, y.cbegin(), y.cend()); // (3)
equ( x, { 1, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5 } );
equ( y, { 10 } );
}
}

Output:

l1: 1
l2: 10 2 3 4 5 11 12