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.TH swap 3C++ "02 Apr 1998" "Rogue Wave Software" "-"
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Standard C++ Library   
Copyright 1998, Rogue Wave Software, Inc.   

.SH NAME

\f2swap\fP

\ - Exchanges values.



.SH  SYNOPSIS


.RE
.RS 0
#include <algorithm>
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template <class T>
.br
void swap (T& a, T& b);



.SH  DESCRIPTION


The swap algorithm exchanges the values of \f2a\fP and \f2b\fP. The effect is:


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T tmp = a
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a = b
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b = tmp



.SH  SEE ALSO


iter_swap, swap_ranges