Move string into vector

Question

Is there a way to move the content from a std::string into a std::vector? I think with now having rvalue-references in the language this operation would be very useful sometimes.

Answer 1

It is theoretically possible to move from one object type to another. However, those object types have to be designed to allow this. vector and string are not.

A good clue that an object allows it would be if std::vector has a constructor that takes a std::string&&. It has no such constructor. Also, vector would have to be a friend of string to get at its internals.