std::unique_ptr::operator=
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                    |   members of the primary template, unique_ptr<T> 
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|   unique_ptr& operator=( unique_ptr&& r ); 
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|   template< class U, class E > 
unique_ptr& operator=( unique_ptr<U,E>&& r );  | 
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|   unique_ptr& operator=( nullptr_t ); 
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|   members of the specialization for arrays, unique_ptr<T[]> 
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|   unique_ptr& operator=( unique_ptr&& r ); 
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|   template< class U, class E > 
unique_ptr& operator=( unique_ptr<U,E>&& r );  | 
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|   unique_ptr& operator=( nullptr_t ); 
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1) Transfers ownership from 
r to *this as if by calling reset(r.release()) followed by an assignment of get_deleter() from std::forward<E>(r.get_deleter()).  
 If 
Deleter is not a reference type, requires that it is nothrow-MoveAssignable. 
 If 
Deleter is a reference type, requires that std::remove_reference<Deleter>::type is nothrow-CopyAssignable. 
 The template version of this assignment operator only participates in overload resolution if 
 U is not an array type and unique_ptr<U,E>::pointer is implicitly convertible to pointer and std::is_assignable<Deleter&, E&&>::value is true (since C++17).| 
 
 The template version of this assignment operator in the specialization for arrays,  
std::unique_ptr<T[]> behaves the same as in the primary template, except that will only participate in overload resolution if all of the following is true: 
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U is an array type
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pointer is the same type as element_type*
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unique_ptr<U,E>::pointer is the same type as unique_ptr<U,E>::element_type*
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unique_ptr<U,E>::element_type(*)[] is convertible to element_type(*)[]
 * std::is_assignable<Deleter&, E&&>::value is true
 
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2) Effectively the same as calling reset().
Note that unique_ptr's assignment operator only accepts rvalues, which are typically generated by std::move.  (The unique_ptr class explicitly deletes its lvalue copy constructor and lvalue assignment operator.)
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[edit] Parameters
| r | - | smart pointer from which ownership will be transfered | 
[edit] Return value
*this
[edit] Exceptions
noexcept specification:  
noexcept
  [edit] Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <memory> struct Foo { Foo() { std::cout << "Foo\n"; } ~Foo() { std::cout << "~Foo\n"; } }; int main() { std::unique_ptr<Foo> p1; { std::cout << "Creating new Foo...\n"; std::unique_ptr<Foo> p2(new Foo); // p1 = p2; // Error ! can't copy unique_ptr p1 = std::move(p2); std::cout << "About to leave inner block...\n"; // Foo instance will continue to live, // despite p2 going out of scope } std::cout << "About to leave program...\n"; }
Output:
Creating new Foo... Foo About to leave inner block... About to leave program... ~Foo