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2024-10-26


1834. Constant initialization binding a reference to an xvalue

Section: 6.9.3.2  [basic.start.static]     Status: CD4     Submitter: Richard Smith     Date: 2014-01-13

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

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

Constant initialization is performed:

This wording should also permit the reference to be bound to an xvalue, e.g., a subobject of a temporary, and not just to a complete temporary.

Proposed resolution (February, 2014):

Change 6.9.3.2 [basic.start.static] paragraph 2 as follows (note that this resolution incorporates the overlapping change from the resolution of issue 1299)::

...Constant initialization is performed: