1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/clang/AST/Decl.h b/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
index 2cc8ec16ff..143915b4b5 100644
--- a/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
+++ b/include/clang/AST/Decl.h
@@ -979,6 +979,20 @@ public:
 
   void setInit(Expr *I);
 
+  /// \brief Determine whether this variable is a reference that
+  /// extends the lifetime of its temporary initializer. 
+  ///
+  /// A reference extends the lifetime of its temporary initializer if
+  /// it's initializer is an rvalue that would normally go out of scope
+  /// at the end of the initializer (a full expression). In such cases,
+  /// the reference itself takes ownership of the temporary, which will
+  /// be destroyed when the reference goes out of scope. For example:
+  ///
+  /// \code
+  /// const int &r = 1.0; // creates a temporary of type 'int'
+  /// \endcode
+  bool extendsLifetimeOfTemporary() const;
+
   EvaluatedStmt *EnsureEvaluatedStmt() const {
     EvaluatedStmt *Eval = Init.dyn_cast<EvaluatedStmt *>();
     if (!Eval) {