std::list::emplace_back(3)

NAME
std::list::emplace_back - std::list::emplace_back

Synopsis
   template< class... Args > (since C++11)
   void emplace_back( Args&&... args ); (until C++17)
   template< class... Args > (since C++17)
   reference emplace_back( Args&&... args );
   Appends a new element to the end of the container. The element is constructed
   through std::allocator_traits::construct, which typically uses placement-new to
   construct the element in-place at the location provided by the container. The
   arguments args... are forwarded to the constructor as std::forward<Args>(args)....
   No iterators or references are invalidated.

Parameters
   args - arguments to forward to the constructor of the element

Type requirements
   -
   T (the container's element type) must meet the requirements of EmplaceConstructible.

Return value
   (none) (until C++17)
   A reference to the inserted element. (since C++17)

Complexity
   Constant.

Exceptions
   If an exception is thrown, this function has no effect (strong exception guarantee).

Example
   The following code uses emplace_back to append an object of type President to a
   std::list. It demonstrates how emplace_back forwards parameters to the President
   constructor and shows how using emplace_back avoids the extra copy or move operation
   required when using push_back. // Run this code
 #include <list>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 struct President
 {
     std::string name;
     std::string country;
     int year;
     President(std::string p_name, std::string p_country, int p_year)
         : name(std::move(p_name)), country(std::move(p_country)), year(p_year)
     {
         std::cout << "I am being constructed.\n";
     }
     President(President&& other)
         : name(std::move(other.name)), country(std::move(other.country)), year(other.year)
     {
         std::cout << "I am being moved.\n";
     }
     President& operator=(const President& other) = default;
 };
 int main()
 {
     std::list<President> elections;
     std::cout << "emplace_back:\n";
     auto& ref = elections.emplace_back("Nelson Mandela", "South Africa", 1994);
     assert(ref.year == 1994 && "uses a reference to the created object (C++17)");
     std::list<President> reElections;
     std::cout << "\npush_back:\n";
     reElections.push_back(President("Franklin Delano Roosevelt", "the USA", 1936));
     std::cout << "\nContents:\n";
     for (President const& president: elections)
         std::cout << president.name << " was elected president of "
                   << president.country << " in " << president.year << ".\n";
     for (President const& president: reElections)
         std::cout << president.name << " was re-elected president of "
                   << president.country << " in " << president.year << ".\n";
 }

Output:
 emplace_back:
 I am being constructed.
 push_back:
 I am being constructed.
 I am being moved.

Contents:
 Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1994.
 Franklin Delano Roosevelt was re-elected president of the USA in 1936.

See also
   push_back adds an element to the end
             (public member function)
   emplace constructs element in-place
   (C++11) (public member function)