最佳答案
C++20 introduced the std::ssize()
free function as below:
template <class C>
constexpr auto ssize(const C& c)
-> std::common_type_t<std::ptrdiff_t,
std::make_signed_t<decltype(c.size())>>;
A possible implementation seems using static_cast
, to convert the return value of the size()
member function of class C into its signed counterpart.
Since the size()
member function of C always returns non-negative values, why would anyone want to store them in signed variables? In case one really wants to, it is a matter of simple static_cast
.
Why is std::ssize()
introduced in C++20?