std:: reference_constructs_from_temporary

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Defined in header <type_traits>
template < class T, class U >
struct reference_constructs_from_temporary ;
(since C++23)

Let V be std:: remove_cv_t < U > if U is a scalar type or cv void , or U otherwise. If T is a reference type, and given a hypothetic expression e such that decltype ( e ) is V , the variable definition T ref ( e ) ; is well-formed and binds a temporary object to ref , then provides the member constant value equal to true . Otherwise, value is false .

If T is an lvalue reference type to a const- but not volatile-qualified object type or an rvalue reference type, both std:: remove_reference_t < T > and std:: remove_reference_t < U > shall be complete types , cv void , or an arrays of unknown bound ; otherwise the behavior is undefined.

If an instantiation of a template above depends, directly or indirectly, on an incomplete type, and that instantiation could yield a different result if that type were hypothetically completed, the behavior is undefined.

If the program adds specializations for std::reference_constructs_from_temporary or std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v , the behavior is undefined.

Helper variable template

template < class T, class U >

inline constexpr bool reference_constructs_from_temporary_v =

std :: reference_constructs_from_temporary < T, U > :: value ;
(since C++23)

Inherited from std:: integral_constant

Member constants

value
[static]
true if T is a reference type, a U value can be bound to T in direct-initialization, and a temporary object would be bound to the reference, false otherwise
(public static member constant)

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operator bool
converts the object to bool , returns value
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operator()
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returns value
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Member types

Type Definition
value_type bool
type std:: integral_constant < bool , value >

Notes

std::reference_constructs_from_temporary can be used for rejecting some cases that always produce dangling references.

It is also possible to use member initializer list to reject binding a temporary object to a reference if the compiler has implemented CWG1696 .

Example

#include <type_traits>
 
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<int&&, int> == true);
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<const int&, int> == true);
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<int&&, int&&> == false);
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<const int&, int&&> == false);
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<int&&, long&&> == true);
static_assert(std::reference_constructs_from_temporary_v<int&&, long> == true);
 
int main() {}

See also

checks if a type has a constructor for specific arguments
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constructs a new tuple
(public member function of std::tuple<Types...> )
constructs new pair
(public member function of std::pair<T1,T2> )
construct an object with a tuple of arguments
(function template)