C++ named requirements: DefaultConstructible
Specifies that an instance of the type can be default constructed.
Requirements
The type T satisfies DefaultConstructible if
Given
u
, an arbitrary identifier
The following expressions must be valid and have their specified effects
pub | Expression | Post-conditions |
pub | T u; | The object u is default-initialized |
pub | T u; | The object u is value-initialized or aggregate-initialized |
pub | T() T{} | A temporary object of type T is value-initialized or aggregate-initialized |
Notes
For objects of non-aggregate class type, a public default constructor must be defined (either user-defined or implicitly defined) to satisfy DefaultConstructible.
Non-const objects of non-class object type are always DefaultConstructible.
Const non-class types are not DefaultConstructible.
Const aggregate types are not DefaultConstructible if any of their members is an object of non-class type.
Non-object types (function types, reference types, and the (possibly cv-qualified) type void) as well as the const non-object types are never DefaultConstructible
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
---|---|---|---|
LWG 724 | C++98 | the requirements of DefaultConstructible were missing | added |