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Section: 24.3.5.7 [random.access.iterators] Status: CD1 Submitter: Dave Abrahams Opened: 2004-01-07 Last modified: 2016-01-28
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
Table 76, the random access iterator requirement table, says that the return type of a[n] must be "convertible to T". When an iterator's value_type T is an abstract class, nothing is convertible to T. Surely this isn't an intended restriction?
Proposed resolution:
Change the return type to "convertible to T const&".