Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer?

From	Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer?
Date	2022-07-20 15:26 +0300
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20.07.2022 15:11 Anthony Capobianco kirjutas:
> On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 2:02:28 PM UTC+2, Juha Nieminen wrote:
>> Since std::move() does not guarantee that the contents will be
>> moved, isn't it quite a misnomer?
>>
>> std::to_rvalue() might be more cryptic, but at least it would
>> express much better what it's actually doing.
> 
> The name of the function doesn't describe what it does, it describes the intent of a dev using it.
> You use it when you intend to move something. If you only intend to make it an rvalue reference, then you can cast it.
> The intent is different. The compiler doesn't care what you call it, your coworkers might.

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Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-15 12:02 +0000
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-15 14:43 +0200
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-07-15 06:18 -0700
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-15 19:09 +0200
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bo Persson <bo@bo-persson.se> - 2022-07-15 16:01 +0200
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-16 18:21 +0000
      Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bo Persson <bo@bo-persson.se> - 2022-07-16 21:11 +0200
        Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-17 14:28 +0000
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Gawr Gura <gawrgura@mail.hololive.com> - 2022-07-15 08:34 -0700
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2022-07-15 16:03 +0000
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-15 19:12 +0200
      Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2022-07-16 19:24 +0000
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2022-07-15 23:08 +0200
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2022-07-16 11:48 +0300
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-07-16 16:31 -0700
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-07-16 18:32 -0700
      Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2022-07-19 16:41 -0700
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? wij <wyniijj2@gmail.com> - 2022-07-18 16:14 -0700
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-07-19 07:59 +0200
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Anthony Capobianco <kiiwy112@gmail.com> - 2022-07-20 05:11 -0700
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2022-07-20 15:26 +0300
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2022-07-21 01:16 +0200
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? "Fred. Zwarts" <F.Zwarts@KVI.nl> - 2022-07-21 09:47 +0200
    Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-07-21 09:05 +0000
      Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Paavo Helde <eesnimi@osa.pri.ee> - 2022-07-21 13:12 +0300
      Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2022-07-21 13:09 -0700
  Re: Is std::move() a misleading misnomer? Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-07-20 13:08 -0700

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