[mask.array.assign] # 29 Numerics library [[numerics]](./#numerics) ## 29.6 Numeric arrays [[numarray]](numarray#mask.array.assign) ### 29.6.8 Class template mask_array [[template.mask.array]](template.mask.array#mask.array.assign) #### 29.6.8.2 Assignment [mask.array.assign] [🔗](#lib:operator=,mask_array) `void operator=(const valarray&) const; const mask_array& operator=(const mask_array&) const; ` [1](#1) [#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/numerics.tex#L8937) These assignment operators have reference semantics, assigning the values of the argument array elements to selected elements of thevalarray object to which the mask_array object refers[.](#1.sentence-1)