24 Ranges library [ranges]

24.3 Range access [range.access]

24.3.13 ranges​::​data [range.prim.data]

The name ranges​::​data denotes a customization point object ([customization.point.object]).
Given a subexpression E with type T, let t be an lvalue that denotes the reified object for E.
Then:
  • If E is an rvalue and enable_­borrowed_­range<remove_­cv_­t<T>> is false, ranges​::​data(E) is ill-formed.
  • Otherwise, if T is an array type ([basic.compound]) and remove_­all_­extents_­t<T> is an incomplete type, ranges​::​data(E) is ill-formed with no diagnostic required.
  • Otherwise, if decay-copy(t.data()) is a valid expression of pointer to object type, ranges​::​data(E) is expression-equivalent to decay-copy(t.data()).
  • Otherwise, if ranges​::​begin(t) is a valid expression whose type models contiguous_­iterator, ranges​::​data(E) is expression-equivalent to to_­address(ranges​::​begin(E)).
  • Otherwise, ranges​::​data(E) is ill-formed.
[Note 1:
Diagnosable ill-formed cases above result in substitution failure when ranges​::​data(E) appears in the immediate context of a template instantiation.
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[Note 2:
Whenever ranges​::​data(E) is a valid expression, it has pointer to object type.
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