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### 407. Can singular iterators be destroyed?

Section: 23.3.4 [iterator.concepts] Status: CD1 Submitter: Nathan Myers Opened: 2003-06-03 Last modified: 2016-01-28

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Discussion:

Clause 23.3.4 [iterator.concepts], paragraph 5, says that the only expression that is defined for a singular iterator is "an assignment of a non-singular value to an iterator that holds a singular value". This means that destroying a singular iterator (e.g. letting an automatic variable go out of scope) is technically undefined behavior. This seems overly strict, and probably unintentional.

Proposed resolution:

Change the sentence in question to "... the only exceptions are destroying an iterator that holds a singular value, or the assignment of a non-singular value to an iterator that holds a singular value."