Return type deduction

LanguageC++141 paper2 connections

auto return types for ordinary functions.

Connected features

auto, decltype & trailing return typesC++11deduction extended to return types Class template argument deductionC++17deduction extended to class templates

Papers

1 · Bristol 2013

Allows auto return types to be deduced for ordinary functions. Conflicts with N3485 wording resolved per author feedback; dangling sentence in [dcl.type.simple] replaced by a note..

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