constexpr int f() { return 0; }
int g() { return 0; }
constexpr auto c1 = f(); // OK
constinit auto c2 = f(); // OK
constexpr auto d1 = g(); // ill-formed
constinit auto d2 = g(); // ill-formed
int main() {}
As illustrated in the code above, I cannot find any difference between constinit
and constexpr
.
What's the real difference between constinit
and constexpr
?
Update:
The related What is constinit
in C++20? doesn't clearly state the difference between constinit
and constexpr
.
A
constinit
variable is constant initialized, but it is not usable in a constant expression, nor even automatically constant. Yourmain
can legally contain this lineYup, modification is possible after initialization.