boost_1_45_0/libs/concept_check/doc/reference/OutputIterator.xml

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<concept name="OutputIterator" category="Iterator"><!--
Based on concepts from the SGI Standard Template Library documentation:
Copyright (c) 1996-1999
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc.

Copyright (c) 1994
Hewlett-Packard Company
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Copyright 2000-2001 University of Notre Dame du Lac.
Copyright 2001-2002 Indiana University.
Some concepts based on versions from the MTL draft manual and Boost Graph
and Property Map documentation:
Copyright (c) Jeremy Siek, Lie-Quan Lee, and Andrew Lumsdaine 2000
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  <param name="Iter" role="iterator-type"/>
  <param name="ValueType" role="value-type"/>

  <use-header name="iterator"/>

  <models-sentence>The iterator type <arg num="1"/> (with value type <arg num="2"/>) must be a model of <self/>.</models-sentence>

  <description>
  <para>An output iterator is an iterator that can write a sequence of
  values.  It is single-pass (old values of the iterator cannot be
  re-used), and write-only.</para>

  <para>An output iterator represents a position in a (possibly infinite)
  sequence.  Therefore, the iterator can point into the sequence (returning
  a value when dereferenced and being incrementable), or be off-the-end
  (and not dereferenceable or incrementable).</para>
  </description>

  <models const="no" testable="yes" concept="Assignable">
    <type name="Iter"/>
  </models>

  <models const="no" testable="yes" concept="Assignable">
    <type name="ValueType"/>
  </models>

  <models const="no" testable="yes" concept="DefaultConstructible">
    <type name="Iter"/>
  </models>

  <models const="no" testable="yes" concept="EqualityComparable">
    <type name="Iter"/>
  </models>

  <associated-type name="value_type">
    <get-member-type name="value_type">
      <apply-template name="std::iterator_traits">
	<type name="Iter"/>
      </apply-template>
    </get-member-type>
    <description><simpara>The stated value type of the iterator (should be
    <code>void</code> for an output iterator that does not model some other
    iterator concept).</simpara></description>
  </associated-type>

  <associated-type name="difference_type">
    <get-member-type name="difference_type">
      <apply-template name="std::iterator_traits">
	<type name="Iter"/>
      </apply-template>
    </get-member-type>
    <description><simpara>The difference type of the iterator</simpara></description>
  </associated-type>

  <associated-type name="category">
    <get-member-type name="iterator_category">
      <apply-template name="std::iterator_traits">
	<type name="Iter"/>
      </apply-template>
    </get-member-type>
    <description><simpara>The category of the iterator</simpara></description>
  </associated-type>

  <notation variables="i j">
    <sample-value>
      <type name="Iter"/>
    </sample-value>
  </notation>

  <notation variables="x">
    <sample-value>
      <type name="ValueType"/>
    </sample-value>
  </notation>

  <valid-type-expression name="Category tag">
    <description/>
    <type name="category"/>
    <return-type>
      <derived-from testable="yes">
	<type name="std::output_iterator_tag"/>
      </derived-from>
      <models-as-first-arg const="no" testable="yes" concept="DefaultConstructible"/>
      <models-as-first-arg const="no" testable="yes" concept="CopyConstructible"/>
    </return-type>
  </valid-type-expression>

  <valid-type-expression name="Difference type properties">
    <description/>
    <type name="difference_type"/>
    <return-type>
      <models-as-first-arg const="no" testable="yes" concept="SignedInteger"/>
    </return-type>
  </valid-type-expression>

  <valid-expression name="Dereference">
    <dereference>
      <sample-value><type name="Iter"/></sample-value>
    </dereference>
    <return-type/>
    <precondition><code>i</code> is incrementable (not
    off-the-end)</precondition>
  </valid-expression>

  <valid-expression name="Dereference and assign">
    <assign>
      <dereference>
	<sample-value><type name="Iter"/></sample-value>
      </dereference>
      <sample-value><const><reference-to><type name="ValueType"/></reference-to></const></sample-value>
    </assign>
    <return-type/>
    <precondition><code>i</code> is incrementable (not
    off-the-end)</precondition>
    <postcondition><code>*i</code> may not be written to again until it has
    been incremented.</postcondition>
  </valid-expression>

  <valid-expression name="Preincrement">
    <preincrement>
      <sample-value><reference-to><type name="Iter"/></reference-to></sample-value>
    </preincrement>
    <return-type>
      <require-same-type testable="yes">
	<reference-to><type name="Iter"/></reference-to>
      </require-same-type>
    </return-type>
    <precondition><code>i</code> is incrementable (not
    off-the-end)</precondition>
  </valid-expression>

  <valid-expression name="Postincrement">
    <postincrement>
      <sample-value><reference-to><type name="Iter"/></reference-to></sample-value>
    </postincrement>
    <return-type/>
    <precondition><code>i</code> is incrementable (not
    off-the-end)</precondition>
    <semantics>Equivalent to <code>(void)(++i)</code></semantics>
    <postcondition><code>i</code> is dereferenceable or
    off-the-end</postcondition>
  </valid-expression>

  <valid-expression name="Postincrement, dereference, and assign">
    <assign>
      <dereference>
	<postincrement>
	  <sample-value><reference-to><type name="Iter"/></reference-to></sample-value>
	</postincrement>
      </dereference>
      <sample-value><const><reference-to><type name="ValueType"/></reference-to></const></sample-value>
    </assign>
    <return-type/>
    <precondition><code>i</code> is incrementable (not
    off-the-end)</precondition>
    <semantics>Equivalent to <code>{*i = t; ++i;}</code></semantics>
    <postcondition><code>i</code> is dereferenceable or
    off-the-end</postcondition>
  </valid-expression>

  <complexity>
  All iterator operations must take amortized constant time.
  </complexity>

  <example-model>
    <type name="std::ostream_iterator"/>
    <type name="..."/>
  </example-model>

  <example-model>
    <type name="std::insert_iterator"/>
    <type name="..."/>
  </example-model>

  <example-model>
    <type name="std::front_insert_iterator"/>
    <type name="..."/>
  </example-model>

  <example-model>
    <type name="std::back_insert_iterator"/>
    <type name="..."/>
  </example-model>

  <see-also concept="InputIterator"/>
  <see-also concept="ForwardIterator"/>

</concept>