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2024-12-19


2431. Full-expressions and temporaries bound to references

Section: 6.9  [basic.exec]     Status: C++20     Submitter: Andrey Erokhin     Date: 2019-02-07

[Adopted as a DR at the November, 2019 meeting.]

According to 6.9 [basic.exec] paragraph 5,

A full-expression is

This definition excludes the destruction of temporaries that are bound to references from being treated as full-expressions. It is not clear whether this omission has observable effects or not. See editorial issue 2664.

Proposed resolution (October, 2019):

Change 6.9 [basic.exec] bullet 5.5 as follows:

A full-expression is