std::allocator<T>::address

 

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std::allocator

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allocator::allocator

allocator::~allocator

allocator::address (until C++20)

allocator::allocate

allocator::allocate_at_least (C++23)

allocator::deallocate

allocator::max_size (until C++20)

allocator::construct (until C++20)

allocator::destroy (until C++20)

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operator==operator!= (until C++20)

 

pointer address( reference x ) const;	(1)	(until C++11)
pointer address( reference x ) const noexcept;			(since C++11) (deprecated in C++17) (removed in C++20)
const_pointer address( const_reference x ) const;	(2)	(until C++11)
const_pointer address( const_reference x ) const noexcept;			(since C++11) (deprecated in C++17) (removed in C++20)

Returns the actual address of x even in presence of overloaded operator&.

Parameters

x

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the object to acquire address of

Return value

The actual address of x.

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR	Applied to	Behavior as published	Correct behavior
LWG 634 (N2436)	C++98	the return value is &x (which is affected by overloaded operator&)	returns the actual address of x