struct S
{
    S(int i) : m_i(i) {}
    operator int() const { return m_i; }
    int m_i;
};

int f(int x)
{
    auto i = int(S(x));
    return i;
}

int i(S(x));

int i{S(x)};
int i((S(x)));

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Originally posted by feline

Is the "most vexing parse" rule a real rule? Or does it just feel like this when people start doing strange things with C++? I don't recognise the rule name, but I do recognise the feeling.

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Out of interest, why use a struct here, not a class? I know a struct has the same features as a class, but normally I never see a struct with member functions.

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