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2024-11-11

604. Argument list for overload resolution in copy-initialization

[Voted into WP at October, 2009 meeting.]

According to 12.2.2.4 [over.match.ctor],

When objects of class type are direct-initialized (9.4 [dcl.init]), or copy-initialized from an expression of the same or a derived class type (9.4 [dcl.init])... [the] argument list is the expression-list within the parentheses of the initializer.

However, in copy initialization (using the “=” notation), there need be no parentheses. What is the argument list in that case?

Proposed resolution (June, 2009):

Change 12.2.2.4 [over.match.ctor] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The argument list is the expression-list or assignment-expression within the parentheses of the initializer initializer.