Function with parameter type that has a copy-constructor with non-const ref chosen?
- by Johannes Schaub - litb
Some time ago I was confused by the following behavior of some code when I wanted to write a is_callable<F, Args...> trait. Overload resolution won't call functions accepting arguments by non-const ref, right? Why doesn't it reject in the following because the constructor wants a Test&? I expected it to take f(int)!
struct Test {
Test() { }
// I want Test not be copyable from rvalues!
Test(Test&) { }
// But it's convertible to int
operator int() { return 0; }
};
void f(int) { }
void f(Test) { }
struct WorksFine { };
struct Slurper { Slurper(WorksFine&) { } };
struct Eater { Eater(WorksFine) { } };
void g(Slurper) { }
void g(Eater) { } // chooses this, as expected
int main() {
// Error, why?
f(Test());
// But this works, why?
g(WorksFine());
}
Error message is
m.cpp: In function 'int main()':
m.cpp:33:11: error: no matching function for call to 'Test::Test(Test)'
m.cpp:5:3: note: candidates are: Test::Test(Test&)
m.cpp:2:3: note: Test::Test()
m.cpp:33:11: error: initializing argument 1 of 'void f(Test)'
Can you please explain why one works but the other doesn't?
