std::unique_ptr::swap

void swap(unique_ptr& other) noexcept;		(since C++11)

Swaps the managed objects and associated deleters of *this and another unique_ptr object other.

Parameters

other

-

another unique_ptr object to swap the managed object and the deleter with

Return value

(none)

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <memory>

struct Foo {
    Foo(int _val) : val(_val) { std::cout << "Foo...\n"; }
    ~Foo() { std::cout << "~Foo...\n"; }
    int val;
};

int main()
{
    std::unique_ptr<Foo> up1(new Foo(1));
    std::unique_ptr<Foo> up2(new Foo(2));

    up1.swap(up2);

    std::cout << "up1->val:" << up1->val << std::endl;
    std::cout << "up2->val:" << up2->val << std::endl;
}

Output:

Foo...
Foo...
up1->val:2
up2->val:1
~Foo...
~Foo...

Language
Headers
Freestanding and hosted implementations
Named requirements
Language support library
Concepts library (C++20)
Diagnostics library
Utilities library
Strings library
Containers library
Algorithms library
Iterators library
Numerics library
Input/output library
Localizations library
Regular expressions library (C++11)
Atomic operations library (C++11)
Thread support library (C++11)
Filesystem library (C++17)
Technical Specifications

Member functions
unique_ptr::unique_ptr
unique_ptr::~unique_ptr
unique_ptr::operator=
Modifiers
unique_ptr::release
unique_ptr::reset
unique_ptr::swap
Observers
unique_ptr::get
unique_ptr::get_deleter
unique_ptr::operator bool
unique_ptr::operator*unique_ptr::operator->
unique_ptr::operator[]
Non-member functions
make_unique (C++14)
operator==operator!=operator<operator>operator<=operator>operator>=
operator<< (C++20)
std::swap
std::hash