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								  -- Copyright (c) Jeremy Siek 2000
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								  -- purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
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								<Title>Assignable</Title>
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								     ALT="C++ Boost" width="277" height="86"> 
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								<BR Clear>
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								<H1>Assignable</H1>
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								<h3>Description</h3>
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								A type is Assignable if it is possible to assign one object of the type
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								to another object of that type.
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								<h3>Notation</h3>
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								<Table>
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								<TD VAlign=top>
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								<tt>T</tt>
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								<TD VAlign=top>
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								is type that is a model of Assignable
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								<TD VAlign=top>
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								<tt>t</tt>
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								is an object of type <tt>T</tt>
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								<tt>u</tt>
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								is an object of type <tt>T</tt> or possibly <tt>const T</tt>
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								<h3>Definitions</h3>
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								<h3>Valid expressions</h3>
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								Name
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								Return type
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								Semantics
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								<TD VAlign=top>
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								Assignment
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								<tt>t = u</tt>
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								<tt>T&</tt>
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								<TD VAlign=top>
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								<tt>t</tt> is equivalent to <tt>u</tt>
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								<h3>Models</h3>
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								<LI><tt>int</tt>
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								<LI><tt>std::pair</tt>
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								<h3>See also</h3>
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								<a href="http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/DefaultConstructible.html">DefaultConstructible</A>
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								<A href="./CopyConstructible.html">CopyConstructible</A>
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								<TD nowrap>Copyright © 2000</TD><TD>
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								<A HREF=http://www.lsc.nd.edu/~jsiek>Jeremy Siek</A>, Univ.of Notre Dame (<A HREF="mailto:jsiek@lsc.nd.edu">jsiek@lsc.nd.edu</A>)
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