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2024-10-26

1117. Incorrect note about xvalue member access expressions

[Voted into the WP at the November, 2010 meeting.]

One of the bullets in the note in Clause 7 [expr] paragraph 6 says that an expression is an xvalue if it is:

• a class member access expression designating a non-static data member in which the object expression is an xvalue

This is incorrect if the type of the non-static data member is a reference type (cf 7.6.1.5 [expr.ref] paragraph 4.)

Proposed resolution (September, 2010):

Change Clause 7 [expr] bullet 6.3 as follows:

• a class member access expression designating a non-static data member of non-reference type in which the object expression is an xvalue, or