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prvalue

UK/piːˈɑː.væl.juː/US/piˈɑɹ.væl.ju/

prvalue noun: an rvalue that is not an xvalue.

Noun

prvalue (plural prvalues)

  1. An rvalue that is not an xvalue.
    • Together, prvalues and xvalues are called “rvalues,” reflecting the use of that term in the library clauses and the intended uses in reference binding, overload resolution, and template argument deduction.2010 March 12, William M. Miller, “A Taxonomy of Expression Value Categories”, in C++ Standards Committee Papers, page 3
    • In Pittsburgh (and a few places later), I had the opportunity to explain this terminology to several people. It can be done in a few minutes. I think it has prvalue (Groan!).2010 April, Bjarne Stroustrup, “"New" Value Terminology”, in stroustrup.com, page 4

Forms of prvalue

pluralprvalues

Origin of prvalue

Short for pure rvalue. According to Bjarne Stroustrup, coined by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 in 2010.

Questions about prvalue

What does prvalue mean?
Prvalue means an rvalue that is not an xvalue.
What part of speech is prvalue?
Prvalue is a noun.
How do you pronounce prvalue?
Prvalue is pronounced /piːˈɑː.væl.juː/ (UK).
What is the plural of prvalue?
The plural of prvalue is prvalues.

Words near prvalue in the dictionary

  1. prutot
  2. prutoth
  3. pruvanserin
  4. Pruzhany
  5. PRV
  6. prvalue
  7. prvalues
  8. PRVI
  9. Prvoslav
  10. PRVs
  11. Prvt.

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