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Reputation: 11422

C++ use after move: Valid use-case?

A simple question, is it legal to use an object, which owns a unique pointer, after it was moved, and continue working with the unique pointer in case it wasn't moved?

Upvotes: 0

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M.M
M.M

Reputation: 141586

The standard guarantees that a moved-from unique_ptr does compare equal to nullptr. N4659 [unique.ptr]/4:

Additionally, u can, upon request, transfer ownership to another unique pointer u2. Upon completion of such a transfer, the following postconditions hold:

  • (4.1) u2.p is equal to the pre-transfer u.p,
  • (4.2) u.p is equal to nullptr, and
  • (4.3) if the pre-transfer u.d maintained state, such state has been transferred to u2.d.

These guarantees also imply that it's safe to move from one that's already been moved from.

Upvotes: 2

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