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You receive incorrect class member names in the C2039 error message when you call a function that is not a member of a class

Article ID: 167730

Article Last Modified on 1/5/2006

Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
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Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS

The C2039 error message uses the incorrect class member name when you call a function that is not a member of a class. For example, the sample code in the "More Information" section generates the following errors:

error C2039: '.H' : is not a member of 't'
error C2039: '.D' : is not a member of 't'
error C2039: '.PAD' : is not a member of 't'

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample code

   class t {
   };

   void func() {
      t a;
      a.operator int();
      a.operator char();
      a.operator char *();
   }

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