Implicit sequence of conversions with function overloading

I don't understand how the compiler picks the best candidates. For example, let's say it has the following code:

int function(double, int, int){...}
int function(int, double, double){...}

      

If the second function needs to convert two variables and the first needs to convert only one variable, why isn't the first one selected? Why is this an ambiguous situation?

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Why is this an ambiguous situation?

According to ยง 13.3.3 / 1,

Given these definitions, a viable function F1

is defined to be better than another viable function F2

if, for all arguments i, ICS i ( F1

) is not a worse conversion sequence than ICS i ( F2

)
, and then

- for some argument j, ICS j ( F1

) is a better conversion than ICS j ( F2

), or if not,

- [...]

Therefore, the type call is function(0., 0., 0.)

ambiguous; Neither overload is better than the other.



Consider the deduction of a template argument from a function call - if a template parameter is T

used in multiple function parameters (e.g. T a, T b, T c

), and for two call arguments, it is deduced as int

, but for the third, how double

should it really result in a successful deduction with T=int

?

Overload resolution ignores best matches and calls out a winner - that wouldn't be decisive enough.

Imagine a puzzle - is it a piece that really fits better for a space if it fits better on both ends but worse on the other?

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