Fix update() and merge_patch() when the argument is *this or one of its members (#5678)

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Niels Lohmann
2026-09-30 23:04:57 +02:00
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commit a32f61eb98
7 changed files with 295 additions and 66 deletions

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@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Thereby, `Target` is the current object; that is, the patch is applied to the cu
Linear in the lengths of `apply_patch`.
## Notes
`apply_patch` may be `#!cpp *this` itself or refer to a value contained in `#!cpp *this` (for example, a subobject
returned by `#!cpp (*this)[key]`); it is read as it was when `merge_patch()` was called, before any modification of
`#!cpp *this`.
## Examples
??? example
@@ -61,3 +67,5 @@ Linear in the lengths of `apply_patch`.
## Version history
- Added in version 3.0.0.
- Fixed use of freed or relocated memory when `apply_patch` is `#!cpp *this` or refers to a value contained in
`#!cpp *this`, in version 3.13.0.

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@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ Basic guarantee: if an exception is thrown during the operation, the JSON value
1. O(N*log(size() + N)), where N is the number of elements to insert.
2. O(N*log(size() + N)), where N is the number of elements to insert.
## Notes
The argument `j` (or, for overload (2), the range `[first, last)`) may be `#!cpp *this` itself or refer to a value
contained in `#!cpp *this` (for example, a subobject returned by `#!cpp (*this)[key]`); it is read as it was when
`update()` was called, before any modification of `#!cpp *this`.
## Examples
??? example
@@ -155,3 +161,5 @@ Basic guarantee: if an exception is thrown during the operation, the JSON value
- Added in version 3.0.0.
- Added `merge_objects` parameter in 3.10.5.
- Fixed use of freed or relocated memory when the argument is `#!cpp *this` or refers to a value contained in
`#!cpp *this`, in version 3.13.0.