Re: [boost] C++ millenium challenge solved?

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-20 17:24:22

Edward Diener wrote:
> Eric Niebler wrote:
> 
>>Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
>>
>>>If I add const to the T() conversion, it suddenly works ok again.
>>
>>Yes, that's because for the first line, there are two ways for the 
>>conversion to succeed. It could call operator T(), or it could call 
>>operator T&() followed by the standard lvalue-to-rvalue conversion. 
> 
> Shouldn't operator T() be preferred because operator T&() requires an 
> extra conversion ?

Good question. I'll see if I can work that out from the standard.

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