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💡 TL;DR：Beyond the basics: explicit and explicit conversion.

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C++ explicit and Explicit Conversion

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C++ explicit and Explicit Conversion | C++那些事

  • When explicit qualifies a constructor, it prevents implicit conversion and copy initialization
  • When explicit qualifies a conversion function, it prevents implicit conversion, except for contextual conversions

See the code at: .explicit.cpp

Reference link:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4600295/what-is-the-meaning-of-operator-bool-const

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