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### 3732. `prepend_range` and `append_range` can't be amortized constant time

Section: 24.2.4 [sequence.reqmts] Status: WP Submitter: Tim Song Opened: 2022-07-06 Last modified: 2022-11-17

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Discussion:

24.2.4 [sequence.reqmts]/69 says "An implementation shall implement them so as to take amortized constant time." followed by a list of operations that includes the newly added `append_range` and `prepend_range`. Obviously these operations cannot be implemented in amortized constant time.

Because the actual complexity of these operations are already specified in the concrete container specification, we can just exclude them here.

[2022-08-23; Reflector poll]

Set status to Tentatively Ready after six votes in favour during reflector poll.

[2022-11-12 Approved at November 2022 meeting in Kona. Status changed: Voting → WP.]

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4910.

1. Modify 24.2.4 [sequence.reqmts] as indicated:

   > -69- The following operations are provided for some types of sequence containers but not others. An implementation shall implement them Operations other than `prepend_range` and `append_range` are implemented so as to take amortized constant time.