# std::span<T,Extent>::span

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constexpr span() noexcept; | (1) | (since C++20)
template< class It > explicit(extent != std::dynamic_extent ) constexpr span( It first, size_type count ); | (2) | (since C++20)
template< class It, class End > explicit(extent != std::dynamic_extent ) constexpr span( It first, End last ); | (3) | (since C++20)
template< std::size_t N > constexpr span( std::type_identity_t <element_type> (&arr)[N] ) noexcept; | (4) | (since C++20)
template< class U, std::size_t N > constexpr span( std::array <U, N>& arr ) noexcept; | (5) | (since C++20)
template< class U, std::size_t N > constexpr span( const std::array <U, N>& arr ) noexcept; | (6) | (since C++20)
template< class R > explicit(extent != std::dynamic_extent ) constexpr span( R&& range ); | (7) | (since C++20)
explicit(extent != std::dynamic_extent ) constexpr span( std::initializer_list <value_type> il ) noexcept; | (8) | (since C++26)
template< class U, std::size_t N > explicit(extent != std::dynamic_extent && N == std::dynamic_extent ) constexpr span( const std::span <U, N>& source ) noexcept; | (9) | (since C++20)
constexpr span( const span& other ) noexcept = default; | (10) | (since C++20)

Constructs a `span`.

1) Constructs an empty span whose data() == nullptr and size() == 0.

- This overload participates in overload resolution only if extent == 0 || extent == std::dynamic_extent.

2) Constructs a span that is a view over the range `[`first`,` first + count`)`; the resulting span has data() == std::to_address (first) and size() == count.

- The behavior is undefined if `[`first`,` first + count`)` is not a valid range, if `It` does not actually model `contiguous_iterator`, or if extent != std::dynamic_extent && count != extent.
- This overload participates in overload resolution only if

  - `It` satisfies `contiguous_iterator`,
  - the conversion from std::iter_reference_t <It> to element_type is at most a qualification conversion.

3) Constructs a span that is a view over the range `[`first`,` last`)`; the resulting span has data() == std::to_address (first) and size() == last-first.

- The behavior is undefined if `[`first`,` last`)` is not a valid range, if `It` does not actually model `contiguous_iterator`, if `End` does not actually model `sized_sentinel_for` for `It`, or if extent != std::dynamic_extent && last-first != extent.
- This overload participates in overload resolution only if

  - `It` satisfies `contiguous_iterator`,
  - `End` satisfies `sized_sentinel_for` for `It`,
  - the conversion from std::iter_reference_t <It> to element_type is at most a qualification conversion, and
  - std::is_convertible_v <End, std::size_t > is false.

4-6) Constructs a span that is a view over the array `arr`; the resulting span has size() == N and data() == std::data (arr).

- These overloads participate in overload resolution only if extent == std::dynamic_extent || N == extent is true and the conversion from std::remove_pointer_t <decltype(data(arr))> to element_type is at most a qualification conversion.

7) Constructs a span that is a view over the range range; the resulting span has size() == std:: ranges::size (range) and data() == std:: ranges::data (range).

- The behavior is undefined if `R` does not actually model `contiguous_range` and `sized_range` or if `R` does not model `borrowed_range` while element_type is non-const or both extent != dynamic_extent and std:: ranges::size (range) != extent are true.
- This overload participates in overload resolution only if

  - `R` satisfies `contiguous_range` and `sized_range`,
  - either `R` satisfies `borrowed_range` or std::is_const_v <element_type> is true,
  - std::remove_cvref_t <R> is not a specialization of `std::span`,
  - std::remove_cvref_t <R> is not a specialization of std::array,
  - std::is_array_v < std::remove_cvref_t <R>> is false, and
  - the conversion from std:: ranges::range_reference_t <R> to element_type is at most a qualification conversion.

8) Constructs a span that is a view over the initializer list `il`; the resulting span has size() == il.size() and data() == il.begin().

- The behavior is undefined if both extent != dynamic_extent and il.size() != extent are true.
- This overload participates in overload resolution only if std::is_const_v <element_type> is true.

9) Converting constructor from another span `source`; the resulting span has size() == source.size() and data() == source.data().

- The behavior is undefined if both extent != dynamic_extent and source.size() != extent are true.
- This overload participates in overload resolution only if at least one of extent == std::dynamic_extent, N == std::dynamic_extent and N == extent is true and the conversion from `U` to element_type is at most a qualification conversion.

10) Defaulted copy constructor copies the size and data pointer; the resulting span has size() == other.size() and data() == other.data().

### Parameters

first | - | iterator to the first element of the sequence
count | - | number of elements in the sequence
last | - | iterator past the last element of the sequence or another sentinel
arr | - | array to construct a view for
range | - | range to construct a view for
source | - | another span to convert from
other | - | another span to copy from

### Exceptions

2) Throws nothing.
3) Throws what and when last - first throws.
7) Throws what and when std:: ranges::size (r) and std:: ranges::data (r) throw.

### Notes

Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature
--- | --- | --- | ---
`__cpp_lib_span_initializer_list` | `202311L` | (C++26) | Constructing `std::span` from a std::initializer_list, (8)

### Example

Run this code

    #include <array>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <span>
    #include <vector>

    void print_span(std::span<const int> s)
    {
        for (int n : s)
            std::cout << n << ' ';
        std::cout << '\n';
    }

    int main()
    {
        int c[]{1, 2, 3};
        print_span(c); // constructs from array

        std::array a{4, 5, 6};
        print_span(a); // constructs from std::array

        std::vector v{7, 8, 9};
        print_span(v); // constructs from std::vector

    #if __cpp_lib_span_initializer_list
        print_span({0, 1, 2}); // constructs from initializer_list
    #else
        print_span({{0, 1, 2}}); // ditto, a workaround
    #endif
    }

Output:

    1 2 3
    4 5 6
    7 8 9
    0 1 2

### See also

data | direct access to the underlying contiguous storage (public member function)
size | returns the number of elements (public member function)
operator= | assigns a `span` (public member function)
sizessize (C++17)(C++20) | returns the size of a container or array (function template)
data (C++17) | obtains the pointer to the underlying array (function template)

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