I was assuming this thread was about C++20, where designated initialisers are introduced, and work like I described:
wg21.link/p0329

If this thread is about C++17, then yes, there are no designated initialisers in C++17.

Cheers,
Timur

> On 2 Jun 2019, at 16:14, Language Lawyer via Std-Discussion <std-discussion_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> There are no designated initializers.
>
>> On 02/06/2019 17:12, Timur Doumler via Std-Discussion wrote:
>> No. According to P0329, you can neither mix designated and regular initialisers, nor can you write designated initialisers in the wrong order compared to their order of declaration in the struct.
>> Cheers,
>> Timur
>>> On 2 Jun 2019, at 15:26, Bjorn Reese via Std-Discussion <std-discussion_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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>>> Assuming I have an aggregate, is it legal to initialize later member
>>> variables with earlier member variables?
>>>
>>> For instance, is it legal to use a.x in the aggregate initialization
>>> below:
>>>
>>> struct {
>>> int x;
>>> int y;
>>> } a{42, a.x};
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