// The compilable parts of the previous program. #include #include using namespace std; // A function that returns a string - an r-value. string sf (string s, char ch){ return s + ch; } int main () { string s1 {"AAU"}; // s1 is initialized to "AAU" string& s2{s1} ; // s2 is a reference to s1. s2[0] = 'B'; // Mutating s2 affects s1: cout << s1 << endl; // BAU const string& s4 {sf("AA", 'U')}; // OK to bind an Rvalue to a const reference, however... cout << "s4: " << s4 << endl; // s4: AAU string&& s5 {sf("AA", 'U')}; // It is problably most natural to bind the result of the sf call to an Rvalue reference. // Move constructor of string in use. cout << "s5: " << s5 << endl; // s5: AAU string&& s7 {"AU"}; // Perfect to bind "AU" to an Rvalue refence. cout << "s7: " << s7 << endl; // s7: AU string&& s9 {move(s7)}; // We can cast s7 to an rvalue. Misleadingly named move, see The C++ Prog. Lang page 194-195. cout << "s9: " << s9 << endl; // s9: AU }