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template<
typename Sequence
, typename State
, typename BinaryOp
>
struct copy
{
typedef <em>unspecified</em> type;
};
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<h3>Description</h3>
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<code>copy</code> is, in fact, just another name for <code><a href="../Reference/fold.html">fold</a></code>. It was introduced for symmetry with <code><a href="../Reference/copy_if.html">copy_if</a></code> [<a href="#1">1</a>], and because it's a nice name for one of the typical <code>fold</code> applications, that is, copying the content of one sequence into another - see the example below.
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<h3>Definition</h3>
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#include "<a href="../../../../../boost/mpl/copy.hpp">boost/mpl/copy.hpp</a>"
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<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<tr><th> Parameter </th><th> Requirement </th><th> Description </th></tr>
<tr><td><code>Sequence</code></td><td>A model of <a href="../Sequence.html">Sequence</a></td><td>A sequence to iterate. </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>State</code></td><td>A type</td><td>The initial state for the first <code>BinaryOp</code> application. </td></tr>
<tr><td><code>BinaryOp</code></td><td>A model of [Lambda Function]</td><td>The operation to be executed on forward traversal. </td></tr>
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<h3>Expression semantics</h3>
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<tr><th> Expression </th><th> Expression type </th><th> Precondition </th><th> Semantics </th><th> Postcondition </th></tr>
<tr><td><code>typedef copy<Sequence,T,Op>::type s;</code></td><td>A type</td><td></td><td>Equivalent to <code>typedef fold< Sequence,T,Op >::type s;</code>.</td><td></td></tr>
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<h3>Complexity</h3>
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Linear. Exactly <code><a href="../Reference/size.html">size</a><Sequence>::type::value</code> applications of <code>BinaryOp</code>.
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<h3>Example</h3>
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typedef <a href="../Reference/vector_c.html">vector_c</a><int,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9> numbers;
typedef copy<
<a href="../Reference/range_c.html">range_c</a><int,10,20>
, numbers
, <a href="../Reference/push_back.html">push_back</a><_,_>
>::type result;
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BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(<a href="../Reference/size.html">size</a><result>::value == 20);
BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT((<a href="../Reference/equal.html">equal</a>< result,<a href="../Reference/range_c.html">range_c</a><int,0,20> >::type::value));
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<h3>Notes</h3>
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[<a name="1">1</a>] In case if you wonder why <code><a href="../Reference/copy_if.html">copy_if</a></code>, in its turn, wasn't just called <code>fold_if</code>, - something that would allow to eliminate the family of <code>copy</code> algorithms completely - these two have quite different semantics.<br>
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<h3>See also</h3>
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<a href="../Algorithms.html">Algorithms</a>, <code><a href="../Reference/copy_if.html">copy_if</a></code>, <code><a href="../Reference/copy_backward.html">copy_backward</a></code>, <code><a href="../Reference/copy_backward_if.html">copy_backward_if</a></code>, <code><a href="../Reference/fold.html">fold</a></code>, <code><a href="../Reference/fold_backward.html">fold_backward</a></code>
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