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Assignable

Description

A type is Assignable if it is possible to assign one object of the type to another object of that type.

Notation

T is type that is a model of Assignable
t is an object of type T
u is an object of type T or possibly const T

Definitions

Valid expressions

Name Expression Return type Semantics
Assignment t = u T& t is equivalent to u

Models

See also

DefaultConstructible and CopyConstructible

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