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W.F.
W.F.

Reputation: 13988

Is it guaranteed that template template parameter invoke user provided deduction guides

Consider an example:

#include <type_traits>
#include <string>

template <template <class> class TT> //#1
struct Foo {
   static void foo() {
      static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(TT("abc")), TT<std::string>>);
   }
};

template <class T>
struct Bar {
    Bar(T) {}
};

template <class T>
Bar(T) -> Bar<std::string>; //#2

int main() {
    Foo<Bar>::foo();
}

[clang] as well as [gcc] both seem to use user provided deduction guides (#2) when deducing the template parameter of template template parameter (#1). Is it a standard compliant feature?

Upvotes: 8

Views: 246

Answers (1)

Barry
Barry

Reputation: 303216

Yes, this is standard compliant.

According to [dcl.type.simple]/2:

A type-specifier of the form typenameopt nested-name-specifieropt template-name is a placeholder for a deduced class type ([dcl.type.class.deduct]). The template-name shall name a class template that is not an injected-class-name.

And [temp.param]/3:

A type-parameter whose identifier does not follow an ellipsis defines its identifier to be a typedef-name (if declared without template) or template-name (if declared with template) in the scope of the template declaration.

TT is a type-parameter declared with template, which makes it a template-name and hence a placeholder for a deduced class type. All the usual rules apply just fine.

Upvotes: 5

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