(not to be confused with member initializer list)
template< class T >
class initializer_list;
An object of type std::initializer_list<T>
is a lightweight proxy object that provides access to an array of objects of type const T (that may be allocated in read-only memory).
A std::initializer_list
object is automatically constructed when:
std::initializer_list
parameter,std::initializer_list
parameter,std::initializer_list
may be implemented as a pair of pointers or pointer and length. Copying a std::initializer_list
does not copy the backing array of the corresponding initializer list.
The program is ill-formed if an explicit or partial specialization of std::initializer_list
is declared.
value_type
T
reference
const T& const_reference
const T& size_type
std::size_t iterator
const T* const_iterator
const T* [edit] Member functions creates an empty initializer list
#include <cassert> #include <initializer_list> #include <iostream> #include <vector> template<class T> struct S { std::vector<T> v; S(std::initializer_list<T> l) : v(l) { std::cout << "constructed with a " << l.size() << "-element list\n"; } void append(std::initializer_list<T> l) { v.insert(v.end(), l.begin(), l.end()); } std::pair<const T*, std::size_t> c_arr() const { return {&v[0], v.size()}; // copy list-initialization in return statement // this is NOT a use of std::initializer_list } }; template<typename T> void templated_fn(T) {} int main() { S<int> s = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; // copy list-initialization s.append({6, 7, 8}); // list-initialization in function call std::cout << "The vector now has " << s.c_arr().second << " ints:\n"; for (auto n : s.v) std::cout << n << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; std::cout << "Range-for over brace-init-list: \n"; for (int x : {-1, -2, -3}) // the rule for auto makes this ranged-for work std::cout << x << ' '; std::cout << '\n'; auto al = {10, 11, 12}; // special rule for auto std::cout << "The list bound to auto has size() = " << al.size() << '\n'; auto la = al; // a shallow-copy of top-level proxy object assert(la.begin() == al.begin()); // guaranteed: backing array is the same std::initializer_list<int> il{-3, -2, -1}; assert(il.begin()[2] == -1); // note the replacement for absent operator[] il = al; // shallow-copy assert(il.begin() == al.begin()); // guaranteed // templated_fn({1, 2, 3}); // compiler error! "{1, 2, 3}" is not an expression, // it has no type, and so T cannot be deduced templated_fn<std::initializer_list<int>>({1, 2, 3}); // OK templated_fn<std::vector<int>>({1, 2, 3}); // also OK }
Output:
constructed with a 5-element list The vector now has 8 ints: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Range-for over brace-init-list: -1 -2 -3 The list bound to auto has size() = 3[edit] Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior LWG 2129 C++11std::initializer_list
could have explicit
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