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[temp.deduct.conv]
13 Templates [temp]
13.10 Function template specializations [temp.fct.spec]
13.10.3 Template argument deduction [temp.deduct]
13.10.3.4 Deducing conversion function template arguments [temp.deduct.conv]
Template argument deduction is done by comparing the return type of the conversion function template (call itP) with the type specified by the conversion-type-id of theconversion-function-id being looked up (call it A) as described in [temp.deduct.type].
If the conversion-function-id is constructed during overload resolution ([over.match.funcs]), the rules in the remainder of this subclause apply.
If P is a reference type, the type referred to by P is used in place of P for type deduction and for any further references to or transformations ofP in the remainder of this subclause.
IfA is not a reference type:
IfP is an array type, the pointer type produced by thearray-to-pointer standard conversion is used in place ofP for type deduction; otherwise,
IfP is a function type, the pointer type produced by thefunction-to-pointer standard conversion is used in place ofP for type deduction; otherwise,
IfP is a cv-qualified type, the top-level cv-qualifiers ofP's type are ignored for type deduction.
IfA is a cv-qualified type, the top-level cv-qualifiers ofA's type are ignored for type deduction.
IfA is a reference type, the type referred to byA is used for type deduction.
In general, the deduction process attempts to find template argument values that will make the deducedA identical toA.
However, certain attributes of A may be ignored:
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If the original A is a reference type, any cv-qualifiers of A (i.e., the type referred to by the reference).
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If the original A is a function pointer or pointer-to-member-function type with a potentially-throwing exception specification ([except.spec]), the exception specification.
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Any cv-qualifiers in A that can be restored by a qualification conversion.
These attributes are ignored only if type deduction would otherwise fail.
If ignoring them allows more than one possible deducedA, the type deduction fails.