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storage_ptr::operator= (2 of 2 overloads)

Copy assignment.

Synopsis

storage_ptr&
operator=(
    storage_ptr const& other);

Description

This function assigns a pointer that points to the same memory resource as other, with the same ownership:

If other is non-owning, then *this will be be non-owning.
If other has shared ownership, then *this will acquire shared ownership.

If *this previously had shared ownership, it is released before the function returns.

Complexity

Constant.

Exception Safety

No-throw guarantee.

Parameters

Name	Description
`other`	The storage pointer to copy.