lvalues and rvalues in C++

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[@user-rr5bz4zs5u]

This is the MOST clear explanation of r- and l- values I've ever heard or read

[@ABaumstumpf]

And sadly it is wrong on many points cause he does exactly what he said we should not do: Try to come up with his own definitions for l/r-values. For example assigning to r-values is allowed and normal. So 6:20 and on are by the standard wrong. C++11 defined that L-values have identity, rvalues can be moved from. And an object can fall into both categories - so called xvalue.

[@pacocarrion7869]

@@ABaumstumpf but I don't understand L-Values o R-Values. If I have for example: -> double&& rref = std::sqrt(36.0); is the same than: -> double rref=6; So the variable called "&& rref" I can use it as a normal variable. So whats the point with L-Values o R-Values??? at the end both variables are the same.

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*adds another ampersand* H O L Y C R A P These videos make me feel like an absolute idiot in C++

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[@jd_bruce]

It also blew my mind when he assigned a value to the result of the function... seems pretty useless though.

[@cole-nyc]

@@jd_bruce It's actually really useful. every time you do "vector[2] = 4" you're essentially assigning a value to the result of std::vector::operator[]

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My first thought was why should somebody need that, than he said it's useful with std::move etc... mindblown. Would have saved me some trouble with moving smart pointers

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@@richardlyman2961 yes, you asked on April 27th 2019 at around 12:37 UTC. Why?

[@leixun]

*My takeaways:* 1. lvalues vs rvalues 4:25 2. Main advantages 11:35 3. lvalues are variables with some kinds of storage backing them, rvalues are temporary values 12:25

[@ikemkrueger]

For me lvalues == "Location", rvalues == "tempoRary".

[@duality4y]

@@ikemkrueger what about a global on the right side.

[@Timo-Epis]

@@ikemkrueger That was the first thing I was thinking when I heard about it aswel !

[@cipherxen2]

lvalue has two components 1) value 2) address rvalue has only 1) value ----- rvalue is allowed only on right hand side on assignment only lvalue is allowed on left hand side of assignment lvalue is allowed on right hand side of assignment ----- On right hand side of assignment 1. As rvalue only has value, it's value is used 2. As lvalue has both value and address, what gets used depends on left hand side expression On left hand side of assignment 1. Only address part of lvalue is used 2. As rvalue doesn't have address, it cannot be used ----- rvalue reference is just an optimization hack.

[@fredoverflow]

rvalues of class type DO have and address and CAN appear on the left hand side of assignment: std::string("hello") = "bye";

[@cipherxen2]

@@fredoverflow ever heard of copy constructor!?

[@cipherxen2]

@@fredoverflow or operator overloading for that matter?

[@fredoverflow]

Speaking of operator overloading: If you have two string variables x and y, then the rvalue x+y can also appear on the left hand side of an assignment, i.e. x+y="wat" is perfectly valid (albeit nonsensical) C++.

[@cipherxen2]

@@fredoverflow it has nothing to do with lvalue or rvalue. It's just syntactic sugar for calling function named "operator=". lvalue/rvalue distinction is applicable for assignments only, and not for overloaded = operator.

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You are a doctor AND a lawyer?! AND now you are also learning programming?! Your parents must be damn proud of you.

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The core explanation starts at 3:55.

[@TWiStErRob]

Just wanted to write the same, so much of "the thing I'm going to talk about", so much time wasted.

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just wanted to type the same

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Thnx😂

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THANK YOU

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@@TWiStErRob it's only 4 minutes of video lmao. rest of 10 minutes took me like half an hour, i was playing around with code and googled additional stuff. not much time wasted. pretty sure it was painful to read, but yo get the point

[@neoneo1503]

Great explanation!! Thanks. - int& a; //lvalue reference - const int& a; //support both lvalue and rvalue(by temporary storage) reference - int&& a; //rvalue reference const reference in function for "temporary" rvalue, at 10:05. void Print(const std::string& name)

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[@chrismakesgames9075]

I'm learning C++ and immediately came across this syntax. The two books I have on C++ didn't explain rvalues/lvalues as well as you did with your examples. Thanks!

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Chinese is my native language, I read an article in Chinese talking about the same topic and didn't understand. But now it's almost crystal clear to me thanks to this video! How do you remember these things if you're not using them every day? This is one of my biggest headaches about learning cpp

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Thank you for explaining this concept so well! Looking forward to your video on move semantics!

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Cherno, thank you so much! Your videos are awesome, and I can't wait for move semantics.

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This video answered so many questions that had been shelved in the back of my mind. Thank you.

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I read a lot of articles and watched many videos about it but no one explained it clear and short like this Thank you very much :D

[@shreemoyee_art]

Awesome video Cherno! Been coding with modern C++ for a few months now, but can FINALLY say I understand rvalues and lvalues! :D

[@coen44444]

Extremely well explained, calling lvalues 'location values' entirely cleared up the cloudiness about this subject for me! Amazing job!

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Thank you for clarifying this topic. Well done.

[@chrisstone-streetlightinte5629]

Thanks Cherno! I always wondered what the compiler was referring to in terms of l and r values. Had no idea it was actually a pretty simple concept. As always, thank you!

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Definitely one of the best detailed explanation on l and r values in c++ Thanks!

[@ryanb159]

This has plagued me for long, and I've been programming in C++ (03) for years. Thank you!

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I use L and R values all the time, have dealt with move semantics, etc. Clicked the link because I knew I always learn something new from you anyway. Did not disappoint. Excellent presentation of this material.

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I know about that topic and advanced C++ concepts like move semantics already, but have to admit you do a pretty good job at explaining stuff like that to beginners. Great work. Hope you explain one day about why passing parameters by value and letting the compiler chose what to do might be good for performance. There’s so much to learn about C++, that’s why I like it.

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This was the clearest and most concise explanation of this topic that I have seen. Cheers!

[@Codeaholic1]

Locator? Never heard of that. I always heard them as left-hand and right-hand values. Although as you point out they aren't always on the left or right of an equals. Then again I learned lvalue and rvalue in C first. Also really glad you decided to cover move semantics. I was left wanting after your smart pointer video. There's so much opportunity to talk about heap allocation ownership and tying lifetime to stack variables that can be moved.

[@randomWork111]

Crisp and clear. Thanks Cherno

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[@sasa23290]

Perfect. Fantastic topic. This topic is very tied to move semantics as you already said. C++ is a great language because a programmer can manually do whatever he wants to reduce copying, manipulate with memory, do some optimization but if there is no awareness of that, using c++ has no much sense. It is like you want to clean your bathroom but with no special reason to do that. Good job!

[@tehLyrex]

If I remember correctly, then Titus Winter (or was it Herb Sutter?) gave a pretty good talk at CppCon some time in the past where he talked about all kind of value types. Very simply spoken, he just said: Everything that has a name is a lvalue, everything that doesn't is a rvalue. In detail it sure gets more complicated than that, but I found that explanation quite intuituve and maybe it helps somebody.

[@oracleoftroy]

I like STL's (Stephan T. Lavavej) explanation, if you can get its address, its an lvalue, otherwise its an rvalue. This covers cases where an lvalue might not have a name, like as the result of a getter function call.

[@MatthijsvanDuin]

@@oracleoftroy I was going to object "you can take the address of an xvalues (which are rvalues but not prvalues)" but I wisely tested that before posting and.... you actually can't! even though an xvalue is an already constructed object that _has_ an address, turns out the compiler won't let you use the address-of operator on it.... TIL

[@rvoros]

@@oracleoftroy well... how about this: #include void f(const int& i) { const int* p = &i; std::cout

[@oracleoftroy]

@@MatthijsvanDuin I wouldn't be surprised if there are exceptions, the goal after all is to have a reasonable approximation that works in many situations. STL's version works remarkably well in practice.

[@oracleoftroy]

@@rvoros No, *i* has an address on the stack that you are printing out. An rvalue like *10* does not have an address. Even change the parameter to *const int &&i* and *i* will itself be an lvalue that takes an rvalue.

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[@diegosolis9681]

C/C++ are my favorite programming languages. I love to learn new things about them and the way this clarifies lvalues and rvalues is absolutely fantastic, thanks a lot.

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