Here is a full example, using std::move for a (simple) custom vector
Expected output:
c: [10][11]
copy ctor called
copy of c: [10][11]
move ctor called
moved c: [10][11]
Compile as:
g++ -std=c++2a -O2 -Wall -pedantic foo.cpp
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
template<class T> class MyVector {
private:
T *data;
size_t maxlen;
size_t currlen;
public:
MyVector<T> () : data (nullptr), maxlen(0), currlen(0) { }
MyVector<T> (int maxlen) : data (new T [maxlen]), maxlen(maxlen), currlen(0) { }
MyVector<T> (const MyVector& o) {
std::cout << "copy ctor called" << std::endl;
data = new T [o.maxlen];
maxlen = o.maxlen;
currlen = o.currlen;
std::copy(o.data, o.data + o.maxlen, data);
}
MyVector<T> (const MyVector<T>&& o) {
std::cout << "move ctor called" << std::endl;
data = o.data;
maxlen = o.maxlen;
currlen = o.currlen;
}
void push_back (const T& i) {
if (currlen >= maxlen) {
maxlen *= 2;
auto newdata = new T [maxlen];
std::copy(data, data + currlen, newdata);
if (data) {
delete[] data;
}
data = newdata;
}
data[currlen++] = i;
}
friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const MyVector<T>& o) {
auto s = o.data;
auto e = o.data + o.currlen;;
while (s < e) {
os << "[" << *s << "]";
s++;
}
return os;
}
};
int main() {
auto c = new MyVector<int>(1);
c->push_back(10);
c->push_back(11);
std::cout << "c: " << *c << std::endl;
auto d = *c;
std::cout << "copy of c: " << d << std::endl;
auto e = std::move(*c);
delete c;
std::cout << "moved c: " << e << std::endl;
}