[alg.swap]

# 26 Algorithms library [[algorithms]](./#algorithms)

## 26.7 Mutating sequence operations [[alg.modifying.operations]](alg.modifying.operations#alg.swap)

### 26.7.3 Swap [alg.swap]

[🔗](#lib:swap_ranges)

`template<class ForwardIterator1, class ForwardIterator2>
  constexpr ForwardIterator2
    swap_ranges(ForwardIterator1 first1, ForwardIterator1 last1,
                ForwardIterator2 first2);
template<class ExecutionPolicy, class ForwardIterator1, class ForwardIterator2>
  ForwardIterator2
    swap_ranges(ExecutionPolicy&& exec,
                ForwardIterator1 first1, ForwardIterator1 last1,
                ForwardIterator2 first2);

template<[input_iterator](iterator.concept.input#concept:input_iterator "24.3.4.9 Concept input_­iterator [iterator.concept.input]") I1, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I1> S1, [input_iterator](iterator.concept.input#concept:input_iterator "24.3.4.9 Concept input_­iterator [iterator.concept.input]") I2, [sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sentinel#concept:sentinel_for "24.3.4.7 Concept sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sentinel]")<I2> S2>
  requires [indirectly_swappable](alg.req.ind.swap#concept:indirectly_swappable "24.3.7.4 Concept indirectly_­swappable [alg.req.ind.swap]")<I1, I2>
  constexpr ranges::swap_ranges_result<I1, I2>
    ranges::swap_ranges(I1 first1, S1 last1, I2 first2, S2 last2);
template<[input_range](range.refinements#concept:input_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R1, [input_range](range.refinements#concept:input_range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R2>
  requires [indirectly_swappable](alg.req.ind.swap#concept:indirectly_swappable "24.3.7.4 Concept indirectly_­swappable [alg.req.ind.swap]")<iterator_t<R1>, iterator_t<R2>>
  constexpr ranges::swap_ranges_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R1>, borrowed_iterator_t<R2>>
    ranges::swap_ranges(R1&& r1, R2&& r2);

template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I1, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I1> S1,
         [random_access_iterator](iterator.concept.random.access#concept:random_access_iterator "24.3.4.13 Concept random_­access_­iterator [iterator.concept.random.access]") I2, [sized_sentinel_for](iterator.concept.sizedsentinel#concept:sized_sentinel_for "24.3.4.8 Concept sized_­sentinel_­for [iterator.concept.sizedsentinel]")<I2> S2>
  requires [indirectly_swappable](alg.req.ind.swap#concept:indirectly_swappable "24.3.7.4 Concept indirectly_­swappable [alg.req.ind.swap]")<I1, I2>
  ranges::swap_ranges_result<I1, I2>
    ranges::swap_ranges(Ep&& exec, I1 first1, S1 last1, I2 first2, S2 last2);
template<[execution-policy](algorithms.parallel.defns#concept:execution-policy "26.3.1 Preamble [algorithms.parallel.defns]") Ep, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R1, [sized-random-access-range](range.refinements#concept:sized-random-access-range "25.4.6 Other range refinements [range.refinements]") R2>
  requires [indirectly_swappable](alg.req.ind.swap#concept:indirectly_swappable "24.3.7.4 Concept indirectly_­swappable [alg.req.ind.swap]")<iterator_t<R1>, iterator_t<R2>>
  ranges::swap_ranges_result<borrowed_iterator_t<R1>, borrowed_iterator_t<R2>>
    ranges::swap_ranges(Ep&& exec, R1&& r1, R2&& r2);
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6886)

Let:

- [(1.1)](#1.1)

last2 be first2 + (last1 - first1) for the overloads in namespace std with no parameter named last2;

- [(1.2)](#1.2)

M be min(last1 - first1, last2 - first2)[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6896)

*Preconditions*: The two ranges [first1, last1) and [first2, last2)
do not overlap[.](#2.sentence-1)

For the overloads in namespace std,*(first1 + n) is swappable with ([[swappable.requirements]](swappable.requirements "16.4.4.3 Swappable requirements"))*(first2 + n)[.](#2.sentence-2)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6904)

*Effects*: For each non-negative integer n<M performs:

- [(3.1)](#3.1)

swap(*(first1 + n), *(first2 + n)) for the overloads in namespace std;

- [(3.2)](#3.2)

ranges​::​iter_swap(first1 + n, first2 + n) for the overloads in namespace ranges[.](#3.sentence-1)

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6916)

*Returns*: 

- [(4.1)](#4.1)

  last2 for the overloads in namespace std[.](#4.1.sentence-1)

- [(4.2)](#4.2)

  {first1 + M, first2 + M} for the overloads in namespace ranges[.](#4.2.sentence-1)

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6927)

*Complexity*: Exactly M swaps[.](#5.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:iter_swap)

`template<class ForwardIterator1, class ForwardIterator2>
  constexpr void iter_swap(ForwardIterator1 a, ForwardIterator2 b);
`

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6939)

*Preconditions*: a and b are dereferenceable[.](#6.sentence-1)

*a is
swappable with ([[swappable.requirements]](swappable.requirements "16.4.4.3 Swappable requirements")) *b[.](#6.sentence-2)

[7](#7)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/algorithms.tex#L6944)

*Effects*: As if by swap(*a, *b)[.](#7.sentence-1)