[utility.swap]

# 22 General utilities library [[utilities]](./#utilities)

## 22.2 Utility components [[utility]](utility#swap)

### 22.2.2 swap [utility.swap]

[🔗](#lib:swap)

`template<class T>
  constexpr void swap(T& a, T& b) noexcept(see below);
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L251)

*Constraints*: is_move_constructible_v<T> is true andis_move_assignable_v<T> is true[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L256)

*Preconditions*: TypeT meets the[*Cpp17MoveConstructible*](utility.arg.requirements#:Cpp17MoveConstructible "16.4.4.2 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]") (Table [31](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveconstructible "Table 31: Cpp17MoveConstructible requirements"))
and[*Cpp17MoveAssignable*](utility.arg.requirements#:Cpp17MoveAssignable "16.4.4.2 Template argument requirements [utility.arg.requirements]") (Table [33](utility.arg.requirements#tab:cpp17.moveassignable "Table 33: Cpp17MoveAssignable requirements"))
requirements[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L266)

*Effects*: Exchanges values stored in two locations[.](#3.sentence-1)

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L270)

*Remarks*: The exception specification is equivalent to:is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<T> && is_nothrow_move_assignable_v<T>

[🔗](#lib:swap_)

`template<class T, size_t N>
  constexpr void swap(T (&a)[N], T (&b)[N]) noexcept(is_nothrow_swappable_v<T>);
`

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L285)

*Constraints*: is_swappable_v<T> is true[.](#5.sentence-1)

[6](#6)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L289)

*Preconditions*: a[i] is swappable with ([[swappable.requirements]](swappable.requirements "16.4.4.3 Swappable requirements")) b[i] for all i in the range [0, N)[.](#6.sentence-1)

[7](#7)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/utilities.tex#L294)

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