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Assignment operators

== Synopses

Declared in `<bslstl_sharedptr.h>`

Copy‐assign from a compatible `shared_ptr` `rhs`.


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xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-0f.adoc[operator=](xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr] const& rhs) noexcept;
----

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Assign from a compatible `shared_ptr` `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class COMPATIBLE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-097.adoc[operator=](xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE>] const& rhs) noexcept
requires is_convertible<COMPATIBLE_TYPE *, ELEMENT_TYPE *>::value;
----

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Assign from a compatible `shared_ptr` `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class COMPATIBLE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-09c.adoc[operator=](xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE>]&& rhs) noexcept
requires is_convertible<COMPATIBLE_TYPE *, ELEMENT_TYPE *>::value;
----

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Move‐assign from a compatible `shared_ptr` `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-0e.adoc[operator=](xref:BloombergLP/bslmf/MovableRef.adoc[BloombergLP::bslmf::MovableRef<shared_ptr>] rhs) noexcept;
----

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Assign from a managed pointer, taking ownership of `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class COMPATIBLE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-0a.adoc[operator=](xref:BloombergLP/bslma/ManagedPtr-0fa.adoc[BloombergLP::bslma::ManagedPtr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE>] rhs)
requires is_convertible<COMPATIBLE_TYPE *, ELEMENT_TYPE *>::value;
----

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Assign from an auto pointer, taking ownership of `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<class COMPATIBLE_TYPE>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-02.adoc[operator=](std::auto_ptr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE> rhs)
requires is_convertible<COMPATIBLE_TYPE *, ELEMENT_TYPE *>::value;
----

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Assign from a unique pointer, taking ownership of `rhs`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
template<
    class COMPATIBLE_TYPE,
    class UNIQUE_DELETER>
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a.adoc[shared_ptr]&
xref:bsl/shared_ptr-0a/operator_assign-090.adoc[operator=](std::unique_ptr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE, UNIQUE_DELETER>&& rhs)
requires is_convertible<
            typename std::unique_ptr<COMPATIBLE_TYPE, UNIQUE_DELETER>::pointer,
                                     ELEMENT_TYPE *>::value;
----

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== Return Value

reference providing modifiable access to this shared pointer

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *rhs*
| right‐hand side operand
|===


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