2990. optional::value_type is not always a value type

Section: 22.5.3 [optional.optional] Status: Open Submitter: Casey Carter Opened: 2017-06-27 Last modified: 2018-01-28

Priority: 3

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Discussion:

optional<T>::value_type is T, which can be a cv-qualified object type. This is inconsistent with the uses of the name value_type elsewhere in the standard. We should either require optional<T>::value_type to be remove_cv_t<T> — a true value type — or rename the type alias to element_type.

[2017-07 Toronto Tuesday PM issue prioritization]

Priority 3; may also affect array

[2018-1-26 issues processing telecon]

Status to 'Open'

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4659.

1. Edit 22.5.3 [optional.optional], class template optional synopsis, as indicated:

   template <class T>
     class optional {
     public:
       using value_type = remove_cv_t<T>;
       […]
     };