Created on 2021-04-20.00:00:00 last changed 2 months ago
Proposed resolution:
This wording is relative to N4885.
Modify [pointer.traits.types] as indicated:
As additional drive-by fix the improper usage of the term "instantiation" has been corrected.
using element_type = see below;-1- Type: Ptr::element_type if the qualified-id Ptr::element_type is valid and denotes a type ([temp.deduct]); otherwise, T if Ptr is a class template
instantiationspecialization of the form SomePointer<T, Args>, where Args is zero or more type arguments; otherwise,the specialization is ill-formedpointer_traits has no member element_type.
[ 2022-02-22 LEWG telecon; Status changed: LEWG → Open ]
No objection to unanimous consent for Jonathan's suggestion to make
pointer_traits
an empty class when there is no
element_type
. Jonathan to provide a paper.
[ 2022-01-29; Daniel comments ]
This issue has some overlap with LWG 3665 in regard to the question how we should handle the rebind_alloc member template of the allocator_traits template as specified by [allocator.traits.types]/11. It would seem preferable to decide for the same approach in both cases.
[ 2021-05-10; Reflector poll ]
Priority set to 2. Send to LEWG.
Daniel: "there is no similar treatment for the rebind
member
template and I think it should be clarified whether pointer_to
's
signature should exist and in which form in the offending case."
P1474R1 chose to use std::to_address (a mechanism of converting pointer-like types to raw pointers) for contiguous iterators. std::to_address provides an optional customization point via an optional member in std::pointer_traits. However all iterators are not pointers, and the primary template of std::pointer_traits<Ptr> requires that either Ptr::element_type is valid or Ptr is of the form template<T, Args...> or the pointer_traits specialization is ill-formed. This requires specializing pointer_traits for those contiguous iterator types which is inconvenient for users. P1474 should have also made pointer_traits SFINAE friendly.
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Date | User | Action | Args |
2022-02-23 11:11:18 | admin | set | messages: + msg12383 |
2022-02-23 11:11:18 | admin | set | status: lewg -> open |
2022-01-29 12:13:52 | admin | set | messages: + msg12283 |
2021-11-15 13:29:10 | admin | set | status: new -> lewg |
2021-05-10 16:30:18 | admin | set | messages: + msg11798 |
2021-04-24 17:24:50 | admin | set | messages: + msg11787 |
2021-04-20 00:00:00 | admin | create |