13 Templates [temp]

13.7 Template declarations [temp.decls]

13.7.9 Concept definitions [temp.concept]

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A concept is a template that defines constraints on its template arguments.
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A concept-definition declares a concept.
Its identifier becomes a concept-name referring to that concept within its scope.
[Example 1: template<typename T> concept C = requires(T x) { { x == x } -> std::convertible_­to<bool>; }; template<typename T> requires C<T> // C constrains f1(T) in constraint-expression T f1(T x) { return x; } template<C T> // C, as a type-constraint, constrains f2(T) T f2(T x) { return x; } — end example]
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A concept-definition shall inhabit a namespace scope ([basic.scope.namespace]).
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A concept shall not have associated constraints.
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A concept is not instantiated ([temp.spec]).
[Note 1:
A concept-id ([temp.names]) is evaluated as an expression.
A concept cannot be explicitly instantiated ([temp.explicit]), explicitly specialized ([temp.expl.spec]), or partially specialized ([temp.spec.partial]).
— end note]
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The constraint-expression of a concept-definition is an unevaluated operand ([expr.context]).
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The first declared template parameter of a concept definition is its prototype parameter.
A type concept is a concept whose prototype parameter is a type template-parameter.