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2024-10-26

2714. Implicit deduction guides omit properties from the parameter-declaration-clause of a constructor

[Accepted as a DR at the March, 2024 meeting.]

Subclause 12.2.2.9 [over.match.class.deduct] bullet 1.1.2 specifies:

• The types of the function parameters are those of the constructor.

However, this does not consider default arguments or variadic constructors.

Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-04-28):

(This also resolves issue 2628.)

Change in 12.2.2.9 [over.match.class.deduct] paragraph 1 as follows:

• If C is defined, for each constructor of C, a function template with the following properties:
  • The template parameters are the template parameters of C followed by the template parameters (including default template arguments) of the constructor, if any.
  • The associated constraints (13.5.3 [temp.constr.decl]) are the conjunction of the associated constraints of C and the associated constraints of the constructor, if any. [ Note: A constraint-expression in the template-head of C is checked for satisfaction before any constraints from the template-head or trailing-requires-clause of the constructor. -- end note ]
  • The types of the function parameters are those parameter-declaration-clause is that of the constructor.
  • The return type is the class template specialization designated by C and template arguments corresponding to the template parameters of C.
• If C is not defined or does not declare any constructors, an additional function template derived as above from a hypothetical constructor C().
• An additional function template derived as above from a hypothetical constructor C(C), called the copy deduction candidate.
• For each deduction-guide, a function or function template with the following properties:
  • The template parameters template-head, if any, and function parameters parameter-declaration-clause are those of the deduction-guide.
  • The return type is the simple-template-id of the deduction-guide.