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<P><EM>This is an unofficial snapshot of the ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 WG21
  Core Issues List revision 118b.
  See http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/ for the official
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<P>2025-09-28</P>
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<A NAME="2682"></A><H4>2682.
  
Templated function vs. function template
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<B>Section: </B>13.1&#160; [<A href="https://wg21.link/temp.pre">temp.pre</A>]
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 <B>Status: </B>C++23
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 <B>Submitter: </B>Matthew House
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 <B>Date: </B>2023-01-11<BR>


<P>[Accepted as a DR at the February, 2023 meeting.]</P>

<P>In 13.1 [<A href="https://wg21.link/temp.pre#8">temp.pre</A>] paragraph 8, the phrase "templated
entity" is defined.  The derived term "templated function" is never
actually defined, but is intended to apply to function templates as
well as non-template members of class templates. Similarly, the
phrases "templated variable" and "templated class" should be properly
defined.</P>

<P><B>Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-01-27):</B></P>

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<P>Change in 9.2.9.7.1 [<A href="https://wg21.link/dcl.spec.auto.general#12">dcl.spec.auto.general</A>] paragraph 12 as follows:</P>

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Return type deduction for a templated <DEL>entity that is a</DEL>
function <DEL>or function template</DEL> with a placeholder in its
declared type occurs when the definition is instantiated even if the
function body contains a return statement with a non-type-dependent
operand.

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<P>Change in 13.1 [<A href="https://wg21.link/temp.pre#8">temp.pre</A>] paragraph 8 as follows:</P>

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[<I>Note 6:</I> A local class, a local or block variable, or a friend
function defined in a templated entity is a templated
entity. &#8212;<I>end note</I>]<BR>

<INS>A <I>templated function</I> is a function template or a function
that is templated. A <I>templated class</I> is a class template or a
class that is templated. A <I>templated variable</I> is a variable
template or a variable that is templated.</INS>

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