Q121347: FIX: Unable to Set Breakpoint on Label in Constructor

Article: Q121347
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Workbench for Windows, version 1.0, used with:
   - *EDITOR Please do not choose this product*Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition* use 241, 265, 225, versions 1.0, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

The debugger is unable to set the breakpoint and no warning or error messages
are given when you set the following breakpoint:

     {SimpleClass::SimpleClass}MyLabel

Here SimpleClass is a class and MyLabel is a label inside the constructor. Using
the full context below does not work either:

     {SimpleClass::SimpleClass(int)}MyLabel

CAUSE
=====

There are two constructors SimpleClass::SimpleClass and the label happens to be
in the second of the two constructors as shown in the sample code listed in the
More Information section below. The expression evaluator searches only the first
of the contexts specified by the context operator for the label.

RESOLUTION
==========

Reverse the order of the definitions of the constructors to set the breakpoint
correctly.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the products listed at the beginning
of this article. This problem was not reproducible in Microsoft Visual C++,
32-bit Edition, version 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The following sample code demonstrates the problem. The debugger does not set a
breakpoint on {SimpleClass::SimpleClass}MyLabel.

Sample Code
-----------

  #include <stdio.h>

  class SimpleClass
  {
   public:
     int initval;

     SimpleClass( void );
     SimpleClass( int );
  };

  SimpleClass::SimpleClass()
  {
     initval = 0;
  }

  SimpleClass::SimpleClass( int val )
  {
     initval = val;
  MyLabel:
     ;
  }

  void main( )
  {
     SimpleClass SCOne(10);

     printf( "%d\n", SCOne.initval );
  }

Additional query words: 1.00 2.00 buglist1.00 buglist2.00

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Keywords          :  kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVSsearch kbAudDeveloper
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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