generic/universalclass.cpp

The following code example is taken from the book
C++ Move Semantics - The Complete Guide by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Leanpub, 2020
The code is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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// raw code

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

template<typename T>
class Coll {
private:
  std::vector<T> values;
public:
  Coll() = default;

  // function in class template:
  void insert(T&& val) {
    values.push_back(std::move(val));
  }
};

int main()
{
  Coll<std::string> coll;
  //...
  coll.insert(std::string{"prvalue"});  // OK
  std::string str{"lvalue"};
  coll.insert(str);              // ERROR: T&& of Coll is not a universal reference
  coll.insert(std::move(str));   // OK
  //...
}