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26 | <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"> | |
27 | <a name="boost_optional.exception_safety_guarantees"></a><a class="link" href="exception_safety_guarantees.html" title="Exception Safety Guarantees">Exception Safety | |
28 | Guarantees</a> | |
29 | </h2></div></div></div> | |
30 | <p> | |
31 | This library assumes that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
32 | destructor does not throw exceptions. If it does, the behaviour of many operations | |
33 | on <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code> is | |
34 | undefined. | |
35 | </p> | |
36 | <p> | |
37 | The following mutating operations never throw exceptions: | |
38 | </p> | |
39 | <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "> | |
40 | <li class="listitem"> | |
41 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">none_t</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">noexcept</span></code> | |
42 | </li> | |
43 | <li class="listitem"> | |
44 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">reset</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">noexcept</span></code> | |
45 | </li> | |
46 | </ul></div> | |
47 | <p> | |
48 | In addition, the following constructors and the destructor never throw exceptions: | |
49 | </p> | |
50 | <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "> | |
51 | <li class="listitem"> | |
52 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special">()</span> | |
53 | <span class="keyword">noexcept</span></code> | |
54 | </li> | |
55 | <li class="listitem"> | |
56 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">none_t</span> <span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">noexcept</span></code> | |
57 | </li> | |
58 | </ul></div> | |
59 | <p> | |
60 | Regarding the following assignment functions: | |
61 | </p> | |
62 | <div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "> | |
63 | <li class="listitem"> | |
64 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="special">)</span></code> | |
65 | </li> | |
66 | <li class="listitem"> | |
67 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="special">)</span></code> | |
68 | </li> | |
69 | <li class="listitem"> | |
70 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">U</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="special">)</span></code> | |
71 | </li> | |
72 | <li class="listitem"> | |
73 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">InPlaceFactory</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">InPlaceFactory</span> | |
74 | <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> | |
75 | <span class="special">)</span></code> | |
76 | </li> | |
77 | <li class="listitem"> | |
78 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">TypedInPlaceFactory</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">TypedInPlaceFactory</span> | |
79 | <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> | |
80 | <span class="special">)</span> </code> | |
81 | </li> | |
82 | <li class="listitem"> | |
83 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">>::</span><span class="identifier">reset</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">&</span> <span class="special">)</span></code> | |
84 | </li> | |
85 | </ul></div> | |
86 | <p> | |
87 | They forward calls to the corresponding <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
88 | constructors or assignments (depending on whether the optional object is initialized | |
89 | or not); so if both <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s constructor | |
90 | and the assignment provide strong exception safety guarantee, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code>'s assignment | |
91 | also provides strong exception safety guarantee; otherwise we only get the | |
92 | basic guarantee. Additionally, if both involved <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
93 | constructor and the assignment never throw, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code>'s | |
94 | assignment also never throws. | |
95 | </p> | |
96 | <p> | |
97 | Unless <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s constructor or assignment | |
98 | throws, assignments to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code> | |
99 | do not throw anything else on its own. A throw during assignment never changes | |
100 | the initialization state of any optional object involved: | |
101 | </p> | |
102 | <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">opt1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">val1</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
103 | <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span> <span class="identifier">opt2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">val2</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
104 | <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">opt1</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
105 | <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">opt2</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
106 | ||
107 | <span class="keyword">try</span> | |
108 | <span class="special">{</span> | |
109 | <span class="identifier">opt1</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">opt2</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// throws</span> | |
110 | <span class="special">}</span> | |
111 | <span class="keyword">catch</span><span class="special">(...)</span> | |
112 | <span class="special">{</span> | |
113 | <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">opt1</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
114 | <span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">opt2</span><span class="special">);</span> | |
115 | <span class="special">}</span> | |
116 | </pre> | |
117 | <p> | |
118 | This also applies to move assignments/constructors. However, move operations | |
119 | are made no-throw more often. | |
120 | </p> | |
121 | <p> | |
122 | Operation <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">emplace</span></code> provides | |
123 | basic exception safety guarantee. If it throws, the optional object becomes | |
124 | uninitialized regardless of its initial state, and its previous contained value | |
125 | (if any) is destroyed. It doesn't call any assignment or move/copy constructor | |
126 | on <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>. | |
127 | </p> | |
128 | <h4> | |
129 | <a name="boost_optional.exception_safety_guarantees.h0"></a> | |
130 | <span class="phrase"><a name="boost_optional.exception_safety_guarantees.swap"></a></span><a class="link" href="exception_safety_guarantees.html#boost_optional.exception_safety_guarantees.swap">Swap</a> | |
131 | </h4> | |
132 | <p> | |
133 | Unless <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> on optional is | |
134 | customized, its primary implementation forwards calls to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
135 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> or move constructor (depending | |
136 | on the initialization state of the optional objects). Thus, if both <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> | |
137 | and move constructor never throw, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> | |
138 | on <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code> never | |
139 | throws. similarly, if both <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
140 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> and move constructor offer | |
141 | strong guarantee, <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> on | |
142 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">></span></code> also | |
143 | offers a strong guarantee. | |
144 | </p> | |
145 | <p> | |
146 | In case <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> on optional is | |
147 | customized, the call to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
148 | move constructor are replaced with the calls to <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
149 | default constructor followed by <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code>. | |
150 | (This is more useful on older compilers that do not support move semantics, | |
151 | when one wants to acheive stronger exception safety guarantees.) In this case | |
152 | the exception safety guarantees for <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> | |
153 | are reliant on the guarantees of <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">T</span></code>'s | |
154 | <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">swap</span></code> and default constructor | |
155 | </p> | |
156 | </div> | |
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