C++11中std::move的使用

std::move is used to indicate that an object t may be "moved from", i.e. allowing the efficient transfer of resources from t to another object. In particular,std::move produces an xvalue expression that identifies its argument t. It is exactly equivalent to a static_cast to an rvalue reference type.

In C++11, in addition to copy constructors, objects can have move constructors. (And in addition to copy assignment operators, they have move assignment operators.) The move constructor is used instead of the copy constructor, if the object has type "rvalue-reference" (Type &&). std::move() is a cast that produces an rvalue-reference to an object, to enable moving from it.

It's a new C++ way to avoid copies. For example, using a move constructor, a std::vector could just copy its internal pointer to data to the new object, leaving the moved object in an incorrect state, avoiding to copy all data.

在C++11中，标准库在<utility>中提供了一个有用的函数std::move，std::move并不能移动任何东西，它唯一的功能是将一个左值强制转化为右值引用，继而可以通过右值引用使用该值，以用于移动语义。从实现上讲，std::move基本等同于一个类型转换：static_cast<T&&>(lvalue);

std::move函数可以以非常简单的方式将左值引用转换为右值引用。

通过std::move，可以避免不必要的拷贝操作。

std::move是为性能而生。

std::move是将对象的状态或者所有权从一个对象转移到另一个对象，只是转移，没有内存的搬迁或者内存拷贝。

下面是从其他文章中copy的测试代码，详细内容介绍可以参考对应的reference：

#include "move.hpp"
#include <iostream>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include <string>

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// reference: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/utility/move
int test_move1()
{
	std::string str = "Hello";
	std::vector<std::string> v;

	// uses the push_back(const T&) overload, which means we'll incur the cost of copying str
	v.push_back(str);
	std::cout << "After copy, str is \"" << str << "\"\n";

	// uses the rvalue reference push_back(T&&) overload, which means no strings will be copied;
	// instead, the contents of str will be moved into the vector.
	// This is less expensive, but also means str might now be empty.
	v.push_back(std::move(str));
	std::cout << "After move, str is \"" << str << "\"\n";

	std::cout << "The contents of the vector are \"" << v[0] << "\", \"" << v[1] << "\"\n";

	return 0;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// reference: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cn/aix/library/1307_lisl_c11/
void ProcessValue(int& i)
{
	std::cout << "LValue processed: " << i << std::endl;
}

void ProcessValue(int&& i)
{
	std::cout << "RValue processed: " << i << std::endl;
}

int test_move2()
{
	int a = 0;
	ProcessValue(a);
	// std::move函数可以以非常简单的方式将左值引用转换为右值引用
	ProcessValue(std::move(a));

	return 0;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// reference: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/utility/move/
int test_move3()
{
	std::string foo = "foo-string";
	std::string bar = "bar-string";
	std::vector<std::string> myvector;

	// The first call to myvector.push_back copies the value of foo into
	// the vector (foo keeps the value it had before the call).
	// The second call moves the value of bar into the vector.
	// This transfers its content into the vector(while bar loses its value,
	// and now is in a valid but unspecified state)
	myvector.push_back(foo);                    // copies
	myvector.push_back(std::move(bar));         // moves

	std::cout << "myvector contains:";
	for (std::string& x : myvector)
		std::cout << ' ' << x;
	std::cout << '\n';

	return 0;
}

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