std::as_bytes, std::as_writable_bytes
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template< class T, std::size_t N > std::span<const std::byte, S/* see below */> as_bytes( std::span<T, N> s ) noexcept; |
(1) | (since C++20) |
template< class T, std::size_t N > std::span<std::byte, S/* see below */> as_writable_bytes( std::span<T, N> s ) noexcept; |
(2) | (since C++20) |
Obtains a view to the object representation of the elements of the span s.
If N is std::dynamic_extent, the extent of the returned span S is also std::dynamic_extent; otherwise it is sizeof(T) * N.
as_writable_bytes only participates in overload resolution if std::is_const_v<T> is false.
Return value
1) A span constructed with
{reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()}.2) A span constructed with
{reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(s.data()), s.size_bytes()}.Example
Run this code
#include <cstddef>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <span>
void print(float const x, std::span<const std::byte> const bytes)
{
std::cout << std::setprecision(6) << std::setw(8) << x << " = { "
<< std::hex << std::uppercase << std::setfill('0');
for (auto const b : bytes)
std::cout << std::setw(2) << std::to_integer<int>(b) << ' ';
std::cout << std::dec << "}\n";
}
int main()
{
/* mutable */ float data[1]{3.141592f};
auto const const_bytes = std::as_bytes(std::span{data});
print(data[0], const_bytes);
auto const writable_bytes = std::as_writable_bytes(std::span{data});
// Change the sign bit that is the MSB (IEEE 754 Floating-Point Standard).
writable_bytes[3] |= std::byte{0B1000'0000};
print(data[0], const_bytes);
}
Possible output:
3.14159 = { D8 0F 49 40 }
-3.14159 = { D8 0F 49 C0 }
See also
| implicitly creates objects in given storage with the object representation reused (function template) | |
(C++17) |
the byte type (enum) |