std:: hash <std::unique_ptr>

The template specialization of std::hash for std:: unique_ptr < T, Deleter > allows users to obtain hashes of objects of type std:: unique_ptr < T, Deleter > .

The specialization std:: hash < std:: unique_ptr < T,D >> is enabled (see std::hash ) if std:: hash < typename std:: unique_ptr < T,D > :: pointer > is enabled, and is disabled otherwise.

When enabled, for a given std:: unique_ptr < T, D > p , this specialization ensures that std:: hash < std:: unique_ptr < T, D >> ( ) ( p ) == std:: hash < typename std:: unique_ptr < T, D > :: pointer > ( ) ( p. get ( ) ) .

The member functions of this specialization are not guaranteed to be noexcept because the pointer may be a fancy pointer and its hash might throw.

Example

#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
struct Foo
{
    Foo(int num) : nr(num) { std::cout << "Foo(" << nr << ")\n"; }
    ~Foo() { std::cout << "~Foo()\n"; }
    bool operator==(const Foo &other) const { return nr == other.nr; };
    int nr;
};
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::boolalpha << std::hex;
    Foo* foo = new Foo(5);
    std::unique_ptr<Foo> up(foo); 
    std::cout << "hash(up):    " << std::hash<std::unique_ptr<Foo>>()(up) << '\n'
              << "hash(foo):   " << std::hash<Foo*>()(foo) << '\n'
              << "*up==*foo:   " << (*up == *foo) << "\n\n";
    std::unique_ptr<Foo> other = std::make_unique<Foo>(5);
    std::cout << "hash(up):    " << std::hash<std::unique_ptr<Foo>>()(up) << '\n'
              << "hash(other): " << std::hash<std::unique_ptr<Foo>>()(other) << '\n'
              << "*up==*other: " <<(*up == *other) << "\n\n";
}

Foo(5)
hash(up):    acac20
hash(foo):   acac20
*up==*foo:   true
Foo(5)
hash(up):    acac20
hash(other): acbc50
*up==*other: true
~Foo()
~Foo()

See also