make_unique and perfect forwarding

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Why is there no std::make_unique function template in the standard C++11 library? I find

std::unique_ptr<SomeUserDefinedType> p(new SomeUserDefinedType(1, 2, 3));

a bit verbose. Wouldn’t the following be much nicer?

auto p = std::make_unique<SomeUserDefinedType>(1, 2, 3);

This hides the new nicely and only mentions the type once.

Anyway, here is my attempt at an implementation of make_unique:

template<typename T, typename... Args>
std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
{
    return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
}

It took me quite a while to get the std::forward stuff to compile, but I’m not sure if it’s correct. Is it? What exactly does std::forward<Args>(args)... mean? What does the compiler make of that?

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