Returns true if R is a forward range. A forward range is an
input range r that can save "checkpoints" by saving r.save
to another value of type R. Notable examples of input ranges that
are not forward ranges are file/socket ranges; copying such a
range will not save the position in the stream, and they most likely
reuse an internal buffer as the entire stream does not sit in
memory. Subsequently, advancing either the original or the copy will
advance the stream, so the copies are not independent.
The following code should compile for any forward range.
Saving a range is not duplicating it; in the example above, r1
and r2 still refer to the same underlying data. They just
navigate that data independently.
The semantics of a forward range (not checkable during compilation)
are the same as for an input range, with the additional requirement
that backtracking must be possible by saving a copy of the range
object with save and using it later.
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Returns true if R is a forward range. A forward range is an input range r that can save "checkpoints" by saving r.save to another value of type R. Notable examples of input ranges that are not forward ranges are file/socket ranges; copying such a range will not save the position in the stream, and they most likely reuse an internal buffer as the entire stream does not sit in memory. Subsequently, advancing either the original or the copy will advance the stream, so the copies are not independent.
The following code should compile for any forward range.
Saving a range is not duplicating it; in the example above, r1 and r2 still refer to the same underlying data. They just navigate that data independently.
The semantics of a forward range (not checkable during compilation) are the same as for an input range, with the additional requirement that backtracking must be possible by saving a copy of the range object with save and using it later.