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2024-03-20


1380. Type definitions in template-parameter parameter-declarations

Section: 9.3.4.6  [dcl.fct]     Status: CD3     Submitter: Daniel Krügler     Date: 2011-08-22

[Moved to DR at the October, 2012 meeting.]

Although 9.3.4.6 [dcl.fct] paragraph 9 forbids defining a type in a parameter declaration, and a template parameter declaration is syntactically a parameter-declaration, the context in 9.3.4.6 [dcl.fct] function declarators. It's therefore not completely clear that that prohibition applies to template parameter declarations as well. This should be clarified.

Proposed resolution (February, 2012):

Change 13.2 [temp.param] paragraph 2 as follows:

...A storage class shall not be specified in a template-parameter declaration. Types shall not be defined in a template-parameter declaration. [Note:...