std::indirect_array::operator=(3)

NAME
std::indirect_array::operator= - std::indirect_array::operator=

Synopsis
   void operator=( const T& value ) const; (1)
   void operator=( const std::valarray<T>& val_arr ) const; (2)
   const indirect_array& operator=( const indirect_array& other_arr ) const; (3)
   Assigns values to all referred elements.
   1) Assigns value to all of the elements.
   2) Assigns the elements of val_arr to the referred to elements of *this.
   3) Assigns the selected elements from other_arr to the referred to elements of
   *this.

Parameters
   value - a value to assign to all of the referred elements
   val_arr - std::valarray to assign
   other_arr - std::indirect_array to assign

Return value
   1,2) (none)
   3) *this

Example
// Run this code
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <valarray>
 void print(int n, std::valarray<int> const& v)
 {
     std::cout << n << ':';
     for (int e : v)
         std::cout << std::setw(3) << e;
     std::cout << '\n';
 }
 int main()
 {
     std::valarray<int> v(8);
     std::iota(std::begin(v), std::end(v), 0);
     print(1, v);
     std::valarray<std::size_t> idx{1, 3, 5, 7};
     const std::indirect_array<int> ia = v[idx];
     // 'ia' refers to v[1], v[3], v[5], v[7]
     ia = -1; // (1), effectively:
              // v[1] = v[3] = v[5] = v[7] = -1;
     print(2, v);
     ia = /*std::valarray<int>*/{-1, -2, -3, -4}; // (2),
         // effectively: v[1] = -1, v[3] = -2, v[5] = -3, v[7] = -4;
     print(3, v);
     std::valarray<std::size_t> idx2{0, 2, 4, 6};
     const std::indirect_array<int> ia2 = v[idx2];
     // 'ia2' refers to v[0], v[2], v[4], v[6]
     ia = ia2; // (3), effectively:
               // v[1] = v[0], v[3] = v[2], v[5] = v[4], v[7] = v[6];
     print(4, v);
 }

Output:
 1: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 2: 0 -1 2 -1 4 -1 6 -1
 3: 0 -1 2 -2 4 -3 6 -4
 4: 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 6
   Defect reports
   The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to
   previously published C++ standards.
     DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
   LWG 123 C++98 overload (2) was non-const made const
   LWG 253 C++98 the copy assignment operator was private made public
   LWG 621 C++98 the copy assignment operator was non-const made const