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# std::uninitialized_fill

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< cpp‎ | memory

Defined in header `<memory>` |  |
template< class ForwardIt, class T > void uninitialized_fill( ForwardIt first, ForwardIt last, const T& value ) |  |

Copies the given `value` to an uninitialized memory area, defined by the range `[first, last)`. The elements in the uninitialized area are constructed using copy constructor.

### [edit] Parameters

first, last | - | the range of the elements to initialize
value | - | the value to construct the elements with
Type requirements
- `ForwardIt` must meet the requirements of `ForwardIterator`.

### [edit] Return value

(none)

### [edit] Complexity

Linear in the distance between `first` and `last`

### [edit] Possible implementation

    template<class ForwardIt, class T>
    void uninitialized_fill(ForwardIt first,
                            ForwardIt last,
                            const T& value)
    {
        typedef typename std::iterator_traits<ForwardIt>::value_type Value;
        for (; first != last; ++first) {
            ::new (static_cast<void*>(&*first)) Value(value);
        }
    }

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <algorithm>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <memory>
    #include <string>
    #include <tuple>

    int main()
    {
        std::string* p;
        std::size_t sz;
        std::tie(p, sz) = std::get_temporary_buffer<std::string>(4);

        std::uninitialized_fill(p, p+sz, "Example");

        for (std::string* i = p; i != p+sz; ++i) {
            std::cout << *i << '\n';
            i->~basic_string<char>();
        }
        std::return_temporary_buffer(p);
    }

Output:

    Example
    Example
    Example
    Example

### [edit] See also

uninitialized_fill_n | copies an object to an uninitialized area of memory (function template) [edit]

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