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[conv.array] should be updated to use new array element terminology #3497

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zygoloid opened this issue Nov 20, 2019 · 3 comments
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[conv.array] should be updated to use new array element terminology #3497

zygoloid opened this issue Nov 20, 2019 · 3 comments

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@zygoloid
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The result is a pointer to the first element of the array.

should in our new terminological model be phrased as

The result is a pointer to the element 0 of the array.

(But also: what is "the array"? "the array object that is the result of the possibly-converted expression" would be clearer.)
@burblebee
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fwiw, I find this "new terminological model" phrasing to be problematic - how can one disambiguate it from when we want to talk about an actual element 0 in an array?

@jensmaurer
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@burblebee: But we are talking about the actual element 0 here. I don't understand your concern.

@frederick-vs-ja
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Given an array object defined as int a[]{ -1, 0 };, the phrasing "element 0" seems to be ambiguous.

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