# std::span<T,Extent>::span

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constexpr span() noexcept; | (1) |
constexpr span(pointer ptr, index_type count); | (2) |
constexpr span(pointer first, pointer last); | (3) |
template <std::size_t N> constexpr span(element_type (&arr)[N]) noexcept; | (4) |
template <std::size_t N> constexpr span(std::array<value_type, N>& arr) noexcept; | (5) |
template <std::size_t N> constexpr span(const std::array<value_type, N>& arr) noexcept; | (6) |
template <class Container> constexpr span(Container& cont); | (7) |
template <class Container> constexpr span(const Container& cont); | (8) |
template <class U, std::size_t N> constexpr span(const std::span<U, N>& s) noexcept; | (9) |
constexpr span(const span& other) noexcept = default; | (10) |

Constructs a `span`.

1) Constructs an empty span whose data() == nullptr and size() == 0. This overload only participates in overload resolution if extent == 0 || extent == std::dynamic_extent.
2) Constructs a span that is a view over the range `[ptr, ptr + count)`; the resulting span has data() == ptr and size() == count. The behavior is undefined if `[ptr, ptr + count)` is not a valid range or if extent != std::dynamic_extent && count != extent.
3) Constructs a span that is a view over the range `[first, last)`; equivalent to span(first, last - first).
4-6) Constructs a span that is a view over the array `arr`; the resulting span has size() == N and data() == std::data(arr). These overloads only participate in overload resolution if extent == std::dynamic_extent || N == extent is true and std::remove_pointer_t<decltype(std::data(arr))>(*)[] is convertible to element_type (*)[]
7-8) Constructs a span that is a view over the range [std::data(cont), std::data(cont) + std::size(cont)); the resulting span has size() == std::size(cont) and data() == std::data(cont). The behavior is undefined if that is not a valid range or if extent != std::dynamic_extent && std::size(cont) != extent.

These overloads only participate in overload resolution if

  - `Container` is not a specialization of `std::span`, a specialization of std::array, or an array type;
  - std::data(cont) and std::size(cont) are both well-formed; and
  - std::remove_pointer_t<decltype(std::data(cont))>(*)[] is convertible to element_type (*)[]

9) Converting constructor from another span `s`; the resulting span has size() == s.size() and data() == s.data(). This overload only participates in overload resolution if extent == std::dynamic_extent || N == extent is true and U (*)[] is convertible to element_type (*)[].
10) Defaulted copy constructor copies the size and data pointer; the resulting span has size() == other.size() and data() == other.data().

### Parameters

ptr, first | - | pointer to the first element of the sequence
count | - | number of elements in the sequence
last | - | pointer past the last element of the sequence
arr | - | array to construct a view for
cont | - | container to construct a view for
s | - | another span to convert from
other | - | another span to copy from

### Exceptions

2-3) Throws nothing.
7-8) Throws what and when std::size(cont) and std::data(cont) throw.

### See also

data | returns a pointer to the beginning of the sequence of elements (public member function)
size | returns the number of elements in the sequence (public member function)
operator= | assigns a `span` (public member function)
size ssize (C++17)(C++20) | returns the size of a container or array (function template)
data (C++17) | obtains the pointer to the underlying array (function template)

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