std::ranges::elements_of

 

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range_size_trange_difference_trange_value_t elements_of (C++23)	iterator_tconst_iterator_tsentinel_tconst_sentinel_t (C++23)(C++23)	range_reference_trange_const_reference_trange_rvalue_reference_trange_common_reference_t (C++23)

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views::all_tviews::all as_rvalue_viewviews::as_rvalue (C++23)(C++23)   filter_viewviews::filter transform_viewviews::transform take_viewviews::take take_while_viewviews::take_while common_viewviews::common views::counted as_input_viewviews::as_input (C++26)(C++26)	ref_view drop_viewviews::drop drop_while_viewviews::drop_while lazy_split_viewviews::lazy_split split_viewviews::split join_viewviews::join join_with_viewviews::join_with (C++23)(C++23)   concat_viewviews::concat (C++26)(C++26) cache_latest_viewviews::cache_latest (C++26)(C++26)	owning_view reverse_viewviews::reverse as_const_viewviews::as_const (C++23)(C++23) elements_viewviews::elements keys_viewviews::keys values_viewviews::values enumerate_viewviews::enumerate (C++23)(C++23) zip_viewviews::zip (C++23)(C++23) zip_transform_viewviews::zip_transform (C++23)(C++23)	adjacent_viewviews::adjacent (C++23)(C++23) views::pairwise (C++23) adjacent_transform_viewviews::adjacent_transform (C++23)(C++23) views::pairwise_transform (C++23) chunk_viewviews::chunk (C++23)(C++23) slide_viewviews::slide (C++23)(C++23) chunk_by_viewviews::chunk_by (C++23)(C++23) stride_viewviews::stride (C++23)(C++23) cartesian_product_viewviews::cartesian_product (C++23)(C++23)

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Defined in header <ranges>
template< ranges::range R, class Allocator = std::allocator<std::byte> > struct elements_of;		(since C++23)

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Encapsulates a range. Specializations of elements_of act as a tag in overload sets to disambiguate when a range should be treated as a sequence rather than a single value.

Template parameters

R	-	a type that satisfies range
Allocator	-	an allocator type that meets the requirements of Allocator

Data members

Member name	Definition
range	a range of type R (public member object)
allocator	an allocator of type Allocator. It has default member initializer that value initializes itself (public member object)

All these members are declared with [[no_unique_address]] attribute.

Deduction guide

template< class R, class Allocator = std::allocator<std::byte> > elements_of( R&&, Allocator = Allocator() ) -> elements_of<R&&, Allocator>;		(since C++23)

Example

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#include <any>
#include <generator>
#include <iostream>
#include <ranges>
#include <string_view>

template<bool Elementwise>
std::generator<std::any> gen(std::ranges::input_range auto&& r)
{
    if constexpr (Elementwise)
        co_yield std::ranges::elements_of(r); // yield each element of r
    else
        co_yield r;                           // yield r as a single value
}

int main()
{
    auto test = std::string_view{"test"};

    for (std::any a : gen<true>(test))
        std::cout << '[' << std::any_cast<char>(a) << "] ";
    std::cout << '\n';

    for (std::any a : gen<false>(test))
        std::cout << '[' << std::any_cast<std::string_view>(a) << "] ";
    std::cout << '\n';
}

Output:

[t] [e] [s] [t] 
[test]

References

• C++23 standard (ISO/IEC 14882:2024):

• 26.5.6 Class template elements_of [range.elementsof]