This is called move assignment operator in C++11. As RapidJSON supports C++03, it adopts move semantics using assignment operator, and all other modifying function like `AddMember()`, `PushBack()`.
### Move semantics and temporary values {#TemporaryValues}
Sometimes, it is convenient to construct a Value in place, before passing it to one of the "moving" functions, like `PushBack()` or `AddMember()`. As temporary objects can't be converted to proper Value references, the convenience function `Move()` is available:
~~~~~~~~~~cpp
Value a(kArrayType);
// a.PushBack(Value(42)); // will not compile
a.PushBack(Value().SetInt(42)); // fluent API
a.PushBack(Value(42).Move()); // same as above
~~~~~~~~~~
## Create String {#CreateString}
RapidJSON provide two strategies for storing string.
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Besides, the above `SetString()` requires length. This can handle null characters within a string. There is another `SetString()` overloaded function without the length parameter. And it assumes the input is null-terminated and calls a `strlen()`-like function to obtain the length.
Finally, for literal string or string with safe life-cycle can use const-string version of `SetString()`, which lacks allocator parameter:
Finally, for literal string or string with safe life-cycle can use const-string version of `SetString()`, which lacks allocator parameter. For string literals (or constant character arrays), simply passing the literal as parameter is safe and efficient:
~~~~~~~~~~cpp
Value s;
s.SetString("rapidjson", 9); // faster, can contain null character
s.SetString("rapidjson"); // can contain null character, length derived at compile time
s = "rapidjson"; // shortcut, same as above
~~~~~~~~~~
For plain string pointers, the RapidJSON requires to mark a string as safe before using it without copying. This can be achieved by using the `StringRef` function:
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const char * cstr = getenv("USER");
size_t cstr_len = ...; // in case length is available
Differs from STL, `PushBack()`/`PopBack()` returns the array reference itself. This is called fluent interface.
Differs from STL, `PushBack()`/`PopBack()` returns the array reference itself. This is called _fluent interface_.
If you want to add a non-constant string or a string without sufficient lifetime (see [Create String](#CreateString)) to the array, you need to create a string Value by using the copy-string API. To avoid the need for an intermediate variable, you can use a [temporary value](#TemporaryValues) in place:
The `StringRefType` used as name parameter assumes the same interface as the `SetString` function for string values. These overloads are used to avoid the need for copying the `name` string, as constant key names are very common in JSON objects.
If you need to create a name from a non-constant string or a string without sufficient lifetime (see [Create String](#CreateString)), you need to create a string Value by using the copy-string API. To avoid the need for an intermediate variable, you can use a [temporary value](#TemporaryValues) in place:
