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<h2><span class="refentrytitle">Class template recursive_wrapper</span></h2>
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<p>boost::recursive_wrapper — Solves circular dependencies, enabling recursive types.</p>
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<h2 xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv-title">Synopsis</h2>
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<div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: <<a class="link" href="../variant/reference.html#header.boost.variant.recursive_wrapper_hpp" title="Header <boost/variant/recursive_wrapper.hpp>">boost/variant/recursive_wrapper.hpp</a>>
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</span><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special"><</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> T<span class="special">></span>
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<span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html" title="Class template recursive_wrapper">recursive_wrapper</a> <span class="special">{</span>
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<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
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<span class="comment">// types</span>
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<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <a name="boost.recursive_wrapper.type"></a><span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#boost.recursive_wrapperconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span>
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<a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1789209-bb"><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1767037-bb"><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1767079-bb"><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1789190-bb"><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1674611-bb">modifiers</a></span>
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<span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1674615-bb"><span class="identifier">swap</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1801081-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1801137-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1780772-bb">queries</a></span>
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<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1670801-bb"><span class="identifier">get</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1670807-bb"><span class="identifier">get</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">*</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1670833-bb"><span class="identifier">get_pointer</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">*</span> <a class="link" href="recursive_wrapper.html#id1670840-bb"><span class="identifier">get_pointer</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div>
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<a name="id3706128"></a><h2>Description</h2>
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<p>The <code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> class template has an
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interface similar to a simple value container, but its content is
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allocated dynamically. This allows <code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> to
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hold types <code class="computeroutput">T</code> whose member data leads to a circular
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dependency (e.g., a data member of <code class="computeroutput">T</code> has a data member
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of type <code class="computeroutput">T</code>).</p>
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<p>The application of <code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> is easiest
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understood in context. See
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<a class="xref" href="../variant/tutorial.html#variant.tutorial.recursive.recursive-wrapper" title="Recursive types with recursive_wrapper">the section called “Recursive types with <code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code>”</a> for a
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demonstration of a common use of the class template.</p>
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<p><span class="bold"><strong>Notes</strong></span>:</p>
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<div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem">Any type specified as the template argument to
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<code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> must be capable of construction via
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<code class="computeroutput">operator new</code>. Thus, for instance, references are not
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supported.</li></ul></div>
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<a name="id3706216"></a><h3>
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<a name="boost.recursive_wrapperconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code>
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construct/copy/destruct</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1789209-bb"></a><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Default constructor.<p class="simpara">Initializes <code class="computeroutput">*this</code> by default construction of
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<code class="computeroutput">T</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Requires:</span></p></td>
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<code class="computeroutput">T</code> must fulfill the requirements of the
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<span class="emphasis"><em>DefaultConstructible</em></span> [20.1.4]
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>May fail with any exceptions arising from the default
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constructor of <code class="computeroutput">T</code> or, in the event of
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insufficient memory, with <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code>.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1767037-bb"></a><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> other<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Copy constructor.<p class="simpara">Copies the content of <code class="computeroutput">other</code> into
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>May fail with any exceptions arising from the
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copy constructor of <code class="computeroutput">T</code> or, in the event of
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insufficient memory, with <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code>.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1767079-bb"></a><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> operand<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Value constructor.<p class="simpara">Copies <code class="computeroutput">operand</code> into
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td>May fail with any exceptions arising from the
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copy constructor of <code class="computeroutput">T</code> or, in the event of
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insufficient memory, with <code class="computeroutput">std::bad_alloc</code>.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1789190-bb"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Destructor.<p class="simpara">Deletes the content of <code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>Will not throw.</td>
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<a name="id3706553"></a><h3>
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<a name="id1674611-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> modifiers</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">void</span> <a name="id1674615-bb"></a><span class="identifier">swap</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> other<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<p class="simpara">Exchanges contents of <code class="computeroutput">*this</code> and
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<code class="computeroutput">other</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>Will not throw.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id1801081-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Copy assignment operator.<p class="simpara">Assigns the content of <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code> to the content of
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Requires:</span></p></td>
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<code class="computeroutput">T</code> must fulfill the requirements of
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the <a class="link" href="../Assignable.html" title="Concept Assignable">Assignable</a>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>May fail with any exceptions arising from the assignment
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operator of <code class="computeroutput">T</code>.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><span class="identifier">recursive_wrapper</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id1801137-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> rhs<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>Value assignment operator.<p class="simpara">Assigns <code class="computeroutput">rhs</code> into the content of
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Requires:</span></p></td>
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<code class="computeroutput">T</code> must fulfill the requirements of the
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<a class="link" href="../Assignable.html" title="Concept Assignable">Assignable</a>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>May fail with any exceptions arising from the assignment
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operator of <code class="computeroutput">T</code>.</td>
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<a name="id3706873"></a><h3>
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<a name="id1780772-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">recursive_wrapper</code> queries</h3>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1780776-bb"></a><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id1670801-bb"></a><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">&</span> <a name="id1670807-bb"></a><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<p class="simpara">Returns a reference to the content of
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>Will not throw.</td>
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<pre class="literallayout"><a name="id1670829-bb"></a><span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">*</span> <a name="id1670833-bb"></a><span class="identifier">get_pointer</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">T</span> <span class="special">*</span> <a name="id1670840-bb"></a><span class="identifier">get_pointer</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
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<p class="simpara">Returns a pointer to the content of
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<code class="computeroutput">*this</code>.</p>
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<div class="variablelist"><table border="0">
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<td><p><span class="term">Throws:</span></p></td>
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<td>Will not throw.</td>
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