Ville,

on Wed, 12 Aug 2020 22:41:43 +0300 you (Ville Voutilainen
<ville.voutilainen_at_[hidden]>) wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 22:37, Jens Gustedt via Liaison
> <liaison_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> > Since it seems that designated initializers are new in C++20, had
> > that particular property much been used before?
>
> In initializer_lists, yes, since C++11. How much, I don't know, but to
> some extent, certainly.

Ok, that's a real difference between C and C++, then.

I will add that to the list of subtle differences that programmes in
the intersection of C and C++ should be aware of. This also concerns
header compatibility, since initializers might well appear in headers.

Thanks
Jens

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