Title
Unclear definition of “potential constant expression”
Status
c++11
Section
7.7 [expr.const]
Submitter
DE

Created on 2010-08-02.00:00:00 last changed 122 months ago

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Date: 2010-11-15.00:00:00

[Voted into the WP at the November, 2010 meeting as paper N3218.]

Date: 2010-08-02.00:00:00
N3092 comment DE 8

In the definition of “potential constant expression” in 7.7 [expr.const] paragraph 6, it is unclear how “arbitrary” the substitution of the function parameters is. Does it mean “there exists a value for which the result is a constant expression” or does it mean “for all possible values, the result needs to be a constant expression?” Example:

    constexpr int f(int x){ return x + 1; }

is a constant expression under the first interpretation, but not under the second (because overflow occurs for x == INT_MAX, cf 7.7 [expr.const] paragraph 2 bullet 5). The answer also affects expressions such as:

    constexpr int f2(bool v) { return v ? throw 0 : 0; }
    constexpr int f3(bool v) { return v && (throw 0, 0); }

See also issue 1129.

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