template<typename T>
struct a
{
using type = int;
typename T::type i;
};
template<typename T, typename = a<T>>
void f1(T) {}
template<typename T, typename = typename a<T>::type>
void f2(T) {}
int main()
{
f1<int>(1); // ok
f2<int>(1); // error
return 0;
}
An instantiation of a<int> should be an error because int::type is illegal. But it seems that f1<int> can't cause the instantiation of a<T>, but f2<int> can. What's the reason?