static operator() / operator[]

LanguageC++232 papers2 connections

Call and subscript operators may be static, removing the object-parameter overhead.

Connected features

Deducing thisC++23same goal: member operators without an implicit object parameterMultidimensional subscriptC++23operator[] freed from its single-argument form

Papers

2 · Virtual Jul 2022 → Kona 2022

Allows operator() to be declared static, so stateless function objects and lambdas carry no this overhead.

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