Copy std::vector into std::array

Question

How do I copy or move the first n elements of a std::vector into a C++11 std::array?

Answer 1

You can use std::copy:

int n = 2;
std::vector<int> x {1, 2, 3};
std::array<int, 2> y;
std::copy(x.begin(), x.begin() + n, y.begin());

And here's the live example.

If you want to move, instead, you can use std::move:

int n = 2;
std::vector<int> x {1, 2, 3};
std::array<int, 2> y;
std::move(x.begin(), x.begin() + n, y.begin());

And here's the other live example.

Answer 2

Use std::copy_n

std::array<T, N> arr;
std::copy_n(vec.begin(), N, arr.begin());

Edit: I didn't notice that you'd asked about moving the elements as well. To move, wrap the source iterator in std::move_iterator.

std::copy_n(std::make_move_iterator(v.begin()), N, arr.begin());