Title
Meaning of “placeholder type”
Status
drafting
Section
9.2.9.7 [dcl.spec.auto]
Submitter
Dawn Perchik

Created on 2014-02-13.00:00:00 last changed 119 months ago

Messages

Date: 2014-02-13.00:00:00

9.2.9 [dcl.type] paragraph 2 describes the auto specifier as “a placeholder for a type to be deduced.” Elsewhere, the Standard refers to the type represented by the auto specifier as a “placeholder type.” This usage has been deemed confusing by some, requiring either a definition of one or both terms or rewording to avoid them.

History
Date User Action Args
2014-07-07 00:00:00adminsetstatus: open -> drafting
2014-02-13 00:00:00admincreate