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Standard library header <array>, <(since C++11)>

This header is part of the containers library.

Includes

(C++20)
Three-way comparison operator support
(C++11)
std::initializer_list class template

Classes

(C++11)
static contiguous array
(class template)
(C++11)
obtains the number of elements of a tuple-like type
(class template)
(C++11)
obtains the element types of a tuple-like type
(class template)
(C++11)
obtains the size of an array
(class template specialization)
(C++11)
obtains the type of the elements of array
(class template specialization)

Functions

(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20)
lexicographically compares the values in the array
(function template)
(C++11)
specializes the std::swap algorithm
(function template)
(C++20)
creates a std::array object from a built-in array
(function template)
(C++11)
accesses an element of an array
(function template)
Range access
(C++11)(C++14)
returns an iterator to the beginning of a container or array
(function template)
(C++11)(C++14)
returns an iterator to the end of a container or array
(function template)
(C++14)
returns a reverse iterator to the beginning of a container or array
(function template)
(C++14)
returns a reverse end iterator for a container or array
(function template)
(C++17)(C++20)
returns the size of a container or array
(function template)
(C++17)
checks whether the container is empty
(function template)
(C++17)
obtains the pointer to the underlying array
(function template)

Synopsis

#include <compare>
#include <initializer_list>
 
namespace std {
  // class template array
  template<class T, size_t N> struct array;
 
  template<class T, size_t N>
    constexpr bool operator==(const array<T, N>& x, const array<T, N>& y);
  template<class T, size_t N>
    constexpr /*synth-three-way-result*/<T>
      operator<=>(const array<T, N>& x, const array<T, N>& y);
 
  // specialized algorithms
  template<class T, size_t N>
    constexpr void swap(array<T, N>& x, array<T, N>& y) noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y)));
 
  // array creation functions
  template<class T, size_t N>
    constexpr array<remove_cv_t<T>, N> to_array(T (&a)[N]);
  template<class T, size_t N>
    constexpr array<remove_cv_t<T>, N> to_array(T (&&a)[N]);
 
  // tuple interface
  template<class T> struct tuple_size;
  template<size_t I, class T> struct tuple_element;
  template<class T, size_t N>
    struct tuple_size<array<T, N>>;
  template<size_t I, class T, size_t N>
    struct tuple_element<I, array<T, N>>;
  template<size_t I, class T, size_t N>
    constexpr T& get(array<T, N>&) noexcept;
  template<size_t I, class T, size_t N>
    constexpr T&& get(array<T, N>&&) noexcept;
  template<size_t I, class T, size_t N>
    constexpr const T& get(const array<T, N>&) noexcept;
  template<size_t I, class T, size_t N>
    constexpr const T&& get(const array<T, N>&&) noexcept;
}

Class template std::array

namespace std {
  template<class T, size_t N>
  struct array {
    // types
    using value_type             = T;
    using pointer                = T*;
    using const_pointer          = const T*;
    using reference              = T&;
    using const_reference        = const T&;
    using size_type              = size_t;
    using difference_type        = ptrdiff_t;
    using iterator               = /* implementation-defined */;
    using const_iterator         = /* implementation-defined */;
    using reverse_iterator       = std::reverse_iterator<iterator>;
    using const_reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>;
 
    // no explicit construct/copy/destroy for aggregate type
 
    constexpr void fill(const T& u);
    constexpr void swap(array&) noexcept(is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>);
 
    // iterators
    constexpr iterator               begin() noexcept;
    constexpr const_iterator         begin() const noexcept;
    constexpr iterator               end() noexcept;
    constexpr const_iterator         end() const noexcept;
 
    constexpr reverse_iterator       rbegin() noexcept;
    constexpr const_reverse_iterator rbegin() const noexcept;
    constexpr reverse_iterator       rend() noexcept;
    constexpr const_reverse_iterator rend() const noexcept;
 
    constexpr const_iterator         cbegin() const noexcept;
    constexpr const_iterator         cend() const noexcept;
    constexpr const_reverse_iterator crbegin() const noexcept;
    constexpr const_reverse_iterator crend() const noexcept;
 
    // capacity
    [[nodiscard]] constexpr bool empty() const noexcept;
    constexpr size_type size() const noexcept;
    constexpr size_type max_size() const noexcept;
 
    // element access
    constexpr reference       operator[](size_type n);
    constexpr const_reference operator[](size_type n) const;
    constexpr reference       at(size_type n);
    constexpr const_reference at(size_type n) const;
    constexpr reference       front();
    constexpr const_reference front() const;
    constexpr reference       back();
    constexpr const_reference back() const;
 
    constexpr T *       data() noexcept;
    constexpr const T * data() const noexcept;
  };
 
  template<class T, class... U>
    array(T, U...) -> array<T, 1 + sizeof...(U)>;
}

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