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[class.conv.general]
11 Classes [class]
11.4 Class members [class.mem]
11.4.8 Conversions [class.conv]
11.4.8.1 General [class.conv.general]
Type conversions of class objects can be specified by constructors and by conversion functions.
These conversions are calleduser-defined conversions and are used for implicit type conversions ([conv]), for initialization ([dcl.init]), and for explicit type conversions ([expr.type.conv], [expr.cast], [expr.static.cast]).
User-defined conversions are applied only where they are unambiguous ([class.member.lookup], [class.conv.fct]).
Conversions obey the access control rules ([class.access]).
Access control is applied after ambiguity resolution ([basic.lookup]).
[Note 1:
See [over.match] for a discussion of the use of conversions in function calls.
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At most one user-defined conversion (constructor or conversion function) is implicitly applied to a single value.
[Example 1: struct X {operator int();};
struct Y {operator X();};
Y a;int b = a; // error: no viable conversion (a.operator X().operator int() not considered)int c = X(a); // OK, a.operator X().operator int() â end example]