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2024-10-26

1747. Constant initialization of reference to function

[Moved to DR at the February, 2014 meeting.]

According to 6.9.3.2 [basic.start.static] paragraph 2,

...Constant initialization is performed:

• if each full-expression (including implicit conversions) that appears in the initializer of a reference with static or thread storage duration is a constant expression (7.7 [expr.const]) and the reference is bound to an lvalue designating an object with static storage duration or to a temporary (see 6.7.7 [class.temporary]);

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This wording, presumably inadvertently, excludes a reference to a function from being constant initialization.

Proposed resolution (January, 2014):

Change 6.9.3.2 [basic.start.static] paragraph 2 as follows:

...Constant initialization is performed:

• if each full-expression (including implicit conversions) that appears in the initializer of a reference with static or thread storage duration is a constant expression (7.7 [expr.const]) and the reference is bound to an lvalue designating an object with static storage duration, or to a temporary (see 6.7.7 [class.temporary]), or to a function;

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