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std::to_address

Defined in header <memory> 
template< class Ptr >
auto to_address(const Ptr& p) noexcept;
 (1) (since C++20) 
template< class T >
constexpr T* to_address(T* p) noexcept;
 (2) (since C++20)

Obtain the address represented by p without forming a reference to the pointee.

1) Fancy pointer overload: If the expression std::pointer_traits<Ptr>::to_address(p) is well-formed, returns the result of that expression. Otherwise, returns std::to_address(p.operator->()).
2) Raw pointer overload: If T is a function type, the program is ill-formed. Otherwise, returns p unmodified.

Parameters

p - fancy or raw pointer

Return value

Raw pointer that represents the same address as p does.

Notes

std::to_address can be used even when p does not reference storage that has an object constructed in it, in which case std::addressof(*p) cannot be used because there's no valid object for the parameter of std::addressof to bind to.

Example

#include <memory>
 
template<class A>
auto allocator_new(A& a)
{
    auto p = a.allocate(1);
    try {
        std::allocator_traits<A>::construct(a, std::to_address(p));
    } catch (...) {
        a.deallocate(p, 1);
        throw;
    }
    return p;
}
 
template<class A>
void allocator_delete(A& a, typename std::allocator_traits<A>::pointer p)
{
    std::allocator_traits<A>::destroy(a, std::to_address(p));
    a.deallocate(p, 1);
}
 
int main()
{
    std::allocator<int> a;
    auto p = allocator_new(a);
    allocator_delete(a, p);
}

See also

(C++11)
 provides information about pointer-like types
(class template)
[static] (C++20)
 obtains a raw pointer from a fancy pointer (inverse of pointer_to)
(public static member function of std::pointer_traits)

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