Created on 2002-01-08.00:00:00 last changed 196 months ago
[Voted into WP at October 2003 meeting.]
Proposed resolution (October 2002):
Change 11.4.5 [class.ctor] paragraph 10 from
A copy constructor for a class X is a constructor with a first parameter of type X& or of type const X&. [Note: see 11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor] for more information on copy constructors. ]to (note that the dropping of italics is intentional):
A copy constructor (11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor]) is used to copy objects of class type.
11.4.5 [class.ctor] paragraph 10 states
A copy constructor for a class X is a constructor with a first parameter of type X & or of type const X &. [Note: see 11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor] for more information on copy constructors.]
No mention is made of constructors with first parameters of types volatile X & or const volatile X &. This statement seems to be in contradiction with 11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor] paragraph 2 which states
A non-template constructor for class X is a copy constructor if its first parameter is of type X &, const X &, volatile X & or const volatile X &, ...
11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor] paragraph 5 also mentions the volatile versions of the copy constructor, and the comparable paragraphs for copy assignment (11.4.5.3 [class.copy.ctor] paragraphs 9 and 10) all allow volatile versions, so it seems that 11.4.5 [class.ctor] is at fault.
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| 2008-10-05 00:00:00 | admin | set | status: wp -> cd1 |
| 2004-04-09 00:00:00 | admin | set | messages: + msg1018 |
| 2003-11-15 00:00:00 | admin | set | status: ready -> wp |
| 2003-04-25 00:00:00 | admin | set | status: review -> ready |
| 2002-11-08 00:00:00 | admin | set | messages: + msg737 |
| 2002-11-08 00:00:00 | admin | set | status: open -> review |
| 2002-01-08 00:00:00 | admin | create | |