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### 1087. Incorrect `OutputIterator` concept requirements for `replace` algorithms

Section: 27.7.5 [alg.replace] Status: NAD Concepts Submitter: Howard Hinnant Opened: 2009-03-22 Last modified: 2016-01-28

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Discussion:

Addresses UK 301 [CD1]

`replace` and `replace_if` have the requirement: `OutputIterator<Iter, Iter::reference>` Which implies they need to copy some values in the range the algorithm is iterating over. This is not however the case, the only thing that happens is `const T&`s might be copied over existing elements (hence the `OutputIterator<Iter, const T&>`.

Remove `OutputIterator<Iter, Iter::reference>` from `replace` and `replace_if`.

[ Summit: ]

> We agree. To be handled by Howard.

Proposed resolution:

Change in [algorithms.syn] and 27.7.5 [alg.replace]:

>     template<ForwardIterator Iter, class T>
>       requires OutputIterator<Iter, Iter::reference>
>             && OutputIterator<Iter, const T&>
>             && HasEqualTo<Iter::value_type, T>
>       void replace(Iter first, Iter last,
>                    const T& old_value, const T& new_value);

>     template<ForwardIterator Iter, Predicate<auto, Iter::value_type> Pred, class T>
>       requires OutputIterator<Iter, Iter::reference>
>             && OutputIterator<Iter, const T&>
>             && CopyConstructible<Pred>
>       void replace_if(Iter first, Iter last,
>                       Pred pred, const T& new_value);