24 Ranges library [ranges]

24.3 Range access [range.access]

24.3.1 ranges​::​begin [range.access.begin]

The name ranges​::​begin denotes a customization point object ([customization.point.object]).
Given a subexpression E with type T, let t be an lvalue that denotes the reified object for E.
Then:
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Diagnosable ill-formed cases above result in substitution failure when ranges​::​begin(E) appears in the immediate context of a template instantiation.
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Whenever ranges​::​begin(E) is a valid expression, its type models input_­or_­output_­iterator.
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