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## Move algorithms

The standard library offers several copy-based algorithms. Some of them, like `std::copy` or `std::uninitialized_copy` are basic building blocks for containers and other data structures. This library offers move-based functions for those purposes:

    template<typename I, typename O> O move(I, I, O);
    template<typename I, typename O> O move_backward(I, I, O);
    template<typename I, typename F> F uninitialized_move(I, I, F);
    template<typename I, typename F> F uninitialized_copy_or_move(I, I, F);

The first 3 are move variations of their equivalent copy algorithms, but copy assignment and copy construction are replaced with move assignment and construction. The last one has the same behaviour as `std::uninitialized_copy` but since several standand library implementations don't play very well with `move_iterator`s, this version is a portable version for those willing to use move iterators.

    #include "movable.hpp"
    #include <boost/move/algorithm.hpp>
    #include <cassert>
    #include <boost/aligned_storage.hpp>

    int main()
    {
       const std::size_t ArraySize = 10;
       movable movable_array[ArraySize];
       movable movable_array2[ArraySize];
       //move
       boost::move(&movable_array2[0], &movable_array2[ArraySize], &movable_array[0]);
       assert(movable_array2[0].moved());
       assert(!movable_array[0].moved());

       //move backward
       boost::move_backward(&movable_array[0], &movable_array[ArraySize], &movable_array2[ArraySize]);
       assert(movable_array[0].moved());
       assert(!movable_array2[0].moved());

       //uninitialized_move
       boost::aligned_storage< sizeof(movable)*ArraySize
                             , boost::alignment_of<movable>::value>::type storage;
       movable *raw_movable = static_cast<movable*>(static_cast<void*>(&storage));
       boost::uninitialized_move(&movable_array2[0], &movable_array2[ArraySize], raw_movable);
       assert(movable_array2[0].moved());
       assert(!raw_movable[0].moved());
       return 0;
    }