Function dual to std::move?

Question

Let\'s assume I have a class with only one constructor:

class T {
 public:
  T(BigClass&& big) : big(std::move(big)) {}
  ...

  SomeBigClass
};


        

Answer 1

It's not hard to write:

template <typename T>
T make_temp(const T& x) { return x; }

There might be a standard function that happens to do that by accident when called with one argument, but there isn't one designed for this unusual pattern.

Answer 2

Why can't you just copy the BigClass object?

void foo(const BigClass& big) {
  while (...) {
    T t{ BigClass(big) };
    ...
  }
}

This makes a temporary BigClass that is then moved into the T

Answer 3

If you can manipulate T you could template the constructor.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class B
{
  int x;
public:
  B (int i) : x(i) { }
  B (B && b) : x(b.x) { cout << "B moved (" << x << ")" << endl; }
  B (B const  & b) : x(b.x)  { cout << "B copied (" << x << ")" << endl; }
};


class A
{
  B b;
public:
  template<typename TB>
  A (TB && init_b) : b(std::forward<TB &&>(init_b)) { }
};

B foo (void) { B x(3); return x; }


int main (void)
{
  A a1(foo());
  B b1(4);
  A a2(b1);
  return 0;
}

Prints

B moved (3)
B copied (4)

As far as I understand reference collapsing you should come out with a constructor A(B&) forwarding to the copy constructor of B and a A(B&&) forwarding to the move constructor of B.