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C++20

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The current revision of the C++ standard

New language features

New library features

New headers

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Library features

Defect reports

Defect Reports fixed in C++20 (158 core, 345 library)

Compiler support

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C++20 core language features

C++20 feature
 
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Allow lambda-capture [=, this] P0409R2 8 6 19.22*

10.0.0*

5.1 20.7
__VA_OPT__ P0306R4
P1042R1
8 (partial)*
10 (partial)*
12
9 19.25*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Designated initializers P0329R4 4.7 (partial)*
8
3.0 (partial)*
10
19.21* (partial)* 5.1 20.7
template-parameter-list for generic lambdas P0428R2 8 9 19.22*

11.0.0*

5.1 20.7
Default member initializers for bit-fields P0683R1 8 6 19.25*

10.0.0*

5.1 20.7
Initializer list constructors in class template argument deduction P0702R1 8 6 19.14* Yes 5.0 20.7
const&-qualified pointers to members P0704R1 8 6 19.0 (2015)*

10.0.0*

5.1 20.7
Concepts P0734R0 6
(TS only)
10
10 19.23* (partial)*
19.30*

12.0.0* (partial)

6.1 20.11
Lambdas in unevaluated contexts P0315R4 9 13 (partial)*
14 (partial)*
19.28 (16.8)*
Three-way comparison operator P0515R3 10 8 (partial)
10
19.20* 5.1 20.7
DR: Simplifying implicit lambda capture P0588R1 8 19.24* 5.1 20.7
init-statements for range-based for P0614R1 9 8 19.25*

11.0.0*

6.0 20.11
Default constructible and assignable stateless lambdas P0624R2 9 8 19.22*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
const mismatch with defaulted copy constructor P0641R2 9 8 19.0 (2015)*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
Access checking on specializations P0692R1 Yes 8 (partial)
14
19.26*

10.0.1* (partial)

5.1 20.7
ADL and function templates that are not visible P0846R0 9 9 19.21*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
DR: Specify when constexpr function definitions are needed for constant evaluation P0859R0 5.2 (partial)*
9
8 19.27* (partial)*
19.31*
Attributes [[likely]] and [[unlikely]] P0479R5 9 12 19.26*

13.0.0*

5.1 20.7
Make typename more optional P0634R3 9 19.29 (16.10)* 5.1 20.7
Pack expansion in lambda init-capture P0780R2 9 9 19.22*

11.0.3*

6.1 20.11
Attribute [[no_unique_address]] P0840R2 9 9 19.28 (16.9)**

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Conditionally Trivial Special Member Functions P0848R3 10 19.28 (16.8)* 6.1 20.11
DR: Relaxing the structured bindings customization point finding rules P0961R1 8 8 19.21*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
DR: Relaxing the range-for loop customization point finding rules P0962R1 8 8 19.25* 5.1 20.7
DR: Allow structured bindings to accessible members P0969R0 8 8 19.21*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
Destroying operator delete P0722R3 9 6 19.27*

10.0.0*

6.1 20.11
Class types in non-type template parameters P0732R2 9 12 (partial) 19.26*(partial)*
19.28 (16.9)*
6.2
Deprecate implicit capture of this via [=] P0806R2 9 7 19.22* 5.1 20.7
explicit(bool) P0892R2 9 9 19.24*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Integrating feature-test macros P0941R2 5 3.4 19.15* (partial)
19.20*
Yes 5.0 20.7
Prohibit aggregates with user-declared constructors P1008R1 9 8 19.20*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
constexpr virtual function P1064R0 9 9 19.28 (16.9)*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Consistency improvements for comparisons P1120R0 10 8 (partial)
10
19.22*

10.0.1* (partial)

5.1 20.7
char8_t P0482R6 9 7 19.22*

10.0.0*

5.1 20.7
std::is_constant_evaluated() P0595R2 9 9 19.25*

11.0.3*

5.1 19.1
constexpr try-catch blocks P1002R1 9 8 19.25*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
Immediate functions (consteval) P1073R3 10 (partial)*
11
11 (partial)
14 (partial)*
19.28 (16.8)**
(partial)
19.29 (16.10)*
5.1 20.7
Nested inline namespaces P1094R2 9 8 19.27*

10.0.1*

5.1 20.7
Yet another approach for constrained declarations P1141R2 10 10 19.26* (partial)
19.28 (16.9)*
6.1 20.11
Signed integers are two's complement P1236R1 9 9 Yes

11.0.3*

N/A yes
dynamic_cast and polymorphic typeid in constant expressions P1327R1 10 9 19.29 (16.10)*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Changing the active member of a union inside constexpr P1330R0 9 9 19.10*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Coroutines P0912R5 10 8 (partial) 19.0 (2015)* (partial)
19.10* (TS only)
19.28 (16.8)*

10.0.1* (partial)

5.1
Parenthesized initialization of aggregates P0960R3 10 19.28 (16.8)* 5.1 20.7
DR: Array size deduction in new-expressions P1009R2 11 9 19.27*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Modules P1103R3 11 (partial) 8 (partial) 19.0 (2015)* (partial)
19.10* (TS only)
19.28 (16.8)*

10.0.1* (partial)

Stronger Unicode requirements P1041R4
P1139R2
10 Yes 19.0 (2015)* (P1041R4)
19.26* (P1139R2)
Yes N/A
<=> != == P1185R2 10 10 19.22* 5.1 20.7
DR: Explicitly defaulted functions with different exception specifications P1286R2 10 9 19.28 (16.8)*

11.0.3*

5.1 20.7
Lambda capture and storage class specifiers of structured bindings P1091R3
P1381R1
10 8 (partial) 19.11*(P1381R1)
19.24*(P1091R3)

10.0.1* (partial)

5.1 20.7
Permit conversions to arrays of unknown bound P0388R4 10 14 19.27* 6.0 20.11
constexpr container operations P0784R7 10 10 19.28 (16.9)* 6.0 20.11
Deprecating some uses of volatile P1152R4 10 10 19.27* 6.0 20.11
constinit P1143R2 10 10 19.29 (16.10)* 6.1 20.11
Deprecate comma operator in subscripts P1161R3 10 9 19.25*

11.0.3*

6.0 20.11
[[nodiscard]] with message P1301R4 10 9 19.25*

11.0.3*

6.0 20.11
Trivial default initialization in constexpr functions P1331R2 10 10 19.27* 6.1 20.11
Unevaluated asm-declaration in constexpr functions P1668R1 10 10 19.28 (16.9)* 6.1 20.11
using enum P1099R5 11 13 19.24* 6.3
Synthesizing three-way comparison for specified comparison category P1186R3 11 10 19.24* 6.0 20.11
DR: [[nodiscard]] for constructors P1771R1 10 9 19.24*

11.0.3*

6.0 20.11
Class template argument deduction for alias templates P1814R0 10 19.27*
Class template argument deduction for aggregates P1816R0
P2082R1
10(P1816R0)
11(P2082R1)
19.27*
DR: Implicit move for more local objects and rvalue references P1825R0 11* 13 19.24* 6.0 20.11
Allow defaulting comparisons by value P1946R0 10 10 19.25* 6.1 20.11
Remove std::weak_equality and std::strong_equality P1959R0 10 10 19.25* 6.1 20.11
Inconsistencies with non-type template parameters P1907R1 10 (partial)
11
12 (partial) 19.26* 6.2
DR: Pseudo-destructors end object lifetimes P0593R6 11 11 Yes N/A
DR: Converting from T* to bool should be considered narrowing P1957R2 10*
11*
11 19.27* 6.1
C++20 feature
 
Paper(s)
 
GCC
Clang
MSVC
Apple Clang
EDG eccp
Intel C++
IBM XLC++
Sun/Oracle C++
Embarcadero C++ Builder
Cray
Nvidia HPC C++
Nvidia nvcc

C++20 library features

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