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# replace

### Synopsis

    template<
          typename Sequence
        , typename OldType
        , typename NewType
        , typename In = unspecified
        >
    struct replace
    {
        typedef unspecified type;
    };

### Description

Returns a copy of the original sequence where every type identical to `OldType` has been replaced with `NewType`.

[Note: This wording applies to a no-inserter version(s) of the algorithm. See the Expression semantics subsection for a precise specification of the algorithm's details in all cases — end note]

### Header

    #include <boost/mpl/replace.hpp>

### Model of

Reversible Algorithm

### Parameters

Parameter | Requirement | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Sequence` | Forward Sequence | A original sequence.
`OldType` | Any type | A type to be replaced.
`NewType` | Any type | A type to replace with.
`In` | Inserter | An inserter.

### Expression semantics

The semantics of an expression are defined only where they differ from, or are not defined in Reversible Algorithm.

For any Forward Sequence `s`, an Inserter `in`, and arbitrary types `x` and `y`:

    typedef replace<s,x,y,in>::type r;

Return type: | A type.
Semantics: | Equivalent to
    typedef replace_if< s,y,is_same<_,x>,in >::type r;

### Complexity

Linear. Performs exactly `size<s>::value` comparisons for identity / insertions.

### Example

    typedef vector<int,float,char,float,float,double> types;
    typedef vector<int,double,char,double,double,double> expected;
    typedef replace< types,float,double >::type result;

    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT(( equal< result,expected > ));

### See also

Transformation Algorithms, Reversible Algorithm, reverse_replace, replace_if, remove, transform