null_output_iterator.h

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// The libMesh Finite Element Library.
// Copyright (C) 2002-2026 Benjamin S. Kirk, John W. Peterson, Roy H. Stogner
 
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#ifndef LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H
#define LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H
 
// Local includes
 
// C++ includes
#include <iterator>
 
namespace libMesh
{
 
template <typename T>
struct null_output_iterator
{
  using iterator_category = std::output_iterator_tag;
  using value_type = T;
  using difference_type = std::ptrdiff_t;
  using pointer = T*;
  using reference = T&;
 
  template <typename T2>
  void operator=(const T2&) {}
 
  null_output_iterator & operator++()
  {
    return *this;
  }
 
  null_output_iterator operator++(int)
  {
    return null_output_iterator(*this);
  }
 
  // We don't return a reference-to-T here because we don't want to
  // construct one or have any of its methods called.
  null_output_iterator & operator*() { return *this; }
};
 
} // namespace libMesh
 
 
#endif // LIBMESH_NULL_OUTPUT_ITERATOR_H