实战c++中的vector系列--emplace_back造成的引用失效

上篇将了对于struct或是class为何emplace_back要优越于push_back,可是另一些细节没有提及。今天就谈一谈emplace_back造成的引用失效。

直接撸代码了:

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> ivec;
    ivec.emplace_back(1);
    ivec.emplace_back(ivec.back());
    for (auto it = ivec.begin(); it != ivec.end(); ++it)
        cout << *it << " ";
    return 0;
}

//输出:
1 -572662307 

尝试1:不直接给emplace_back传递ivec.back():

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> ivec;
    ivec.emplace_back(1);
    auto &it = ivec.back();
    ivec.emplace_back(it);
    for (auto it = ivec.begin(); it != ivec.end(); ++it)
        cout << *it << " ";
    return 0;
}
输出:
1 -572662307 

尝试2:不给emplace_back传递引用:

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> ivec;
    ivec.emplace_back(1);
    auto it = ivec.back();
    ivec.emplace_back(it);
    for (auto it = ivec.begin(); it != ivec.end(); ++it)
        cout << *it << " ";
    return 0;
}
输出:
1 1

我们如愿以偿,这时候应该能够得到结论了,ivec.back()返回的是引用,可是这个引用失效了,所以才会输出不对;我们之前也提到过,又一次分配内存会造成迭代器的失效,这里是造成了引用的失效。

再回头看看emplace_back的描写叙述:
if a reallocation happens, all iterators, pointers and references related to this container are invalidated.
Otherwise, only the end iterator is invalidated, and all other iterators, pointers and references to elements are guaranteed to keep referring to the same elements they were referring to before the call.

进一步。

尝试3:避免emplace_back引起又一次分配内存:

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> ivec;
    ivec.reserve(4);
    ivec.emplace_back(1);
    ivec.emplace_back(ivec.back());
    for (auto it = ivec.begin(); it != ivec.end(); ++it)
        cout << *it << " ";
    return 0;
}
输出:
1 1

可是这个时候问题来了,假设不使用emplace_back而改用push_back呢?

#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> ivec;
    ivec.push_back(1);
    ivec.push_back(ivec.back());
    ivec.push_back(ivec.back());
    ivec.push_back(ivec.back());
    for (auto it = ivec.begin(); it != ivec.end(); ++it)
        cout << *it << " ";
    return 0;
}
//输出:
1 1 1 1

为什么使用push_back就不失效呢?

原文地址:https://www.cnblogs.com/gccbuaa/p/7150456.html