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3589. The const lvalue reference overload of get for subrange does not constrain I to be copyable when N == 0

Section: 26.5.4 [range.subrange] Status: WP Submitter: Hewill Kang Opened: 2021-09-08 Last modified: 2021-10-14

Priority: 3

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Discussion:

The const lvalue reference overload of get used for subrange only constraint that N < 2, this will cause the "discards qualifiers" error inside the function body when applying get to the lvalue subrange that stores a non-copyable iterator since its begin() is non-const qualified, we probably need to add a constraint for it.

[2021-09-20; Reflector poll]

Set priority to 3 after reflector poll.

[2021-09-20; Reflector poll]

Set status to Tentatively Ready after six votes in favour during reflector poll.

[2021-10-14 Approved at October 2021 virtual plenary. Status changed: Voting → WP.]

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4892.

1. Modify 26.5.4 [range.subrange] as indicated:

   namespace std::ranges {
     […]
     template<size_t N, class I, class S, subrange_kind K>
       requires ((N < 2== 0 && copyable<I>) || N == 1)
       constexpr auto get(const subrange<I, S, K>& r);
   
     template<size_t N, class I, class S, subrange_kind K>
       requires (N < 2)
       constexpr auto get(subrange<I, S, K>&& r);
   }
   

2. Modify 26.5.4.3 [range.subrange.access] as indicated:

     […]
     template<size_t N, class I, class S, subrange_kind K>
       requires ((N < 2== 0 && copyable<I>) || N == 1)
       constexpr auto get(const subrange<I, S, K>& r);
     template<size_t N, class I, class S, subrange_kind K>
       requires (N < 2)
       constexpr auto get(subrange<I, S, K>&& r);
   

   -10- Effects: Equivalent to:

   if constexpr (N == 0)
     return r.begin();
   else
     return r.end();