1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_replace/iter_iter_iter_iter.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_replace/iter_iter_iter_iter.pass.cpp
index 3e6907a17dd9..d5e58db3589d 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_replace/iter_iter_iter_iter.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/std/strings/basic.string/string.modifiers/string_replace/iter_iter_iter_iter.pass.cpp
@@ -44,14 +44,22 @@ test_exceptions(S s, typename S::size_type pos1, typename S::size_type n1, It f,
 {
     typename S::const_iterator first = s.begin() + pos1;
     typename S::const_iterator last = s.begin() + pos1 + n1;
-    S aCopy = s;
+
+    S original = s;
+    typename S::iterator begin = s.begin();
+    typename S::iterator end = s.end();
+
     try {
         s.replace(first, last, f, l);
         assert(false);
-        }
-    catch (...) {}
+    } catch (...) {}
+
+    // Part of "no effects" is that iterators and pointers
+    // into the string must not have been invalidated.
     LIBCPP_ASSERT(s.__invariants());
-    assert(s == aCopy);
+    assert(s == original);
+    assert(s.begin() == begin);
+    assert(s.end() == end);
 }
 #endif