Q167730: BUG: Wrong Member Name in C2039 Error Message

Article: Q167730
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbVC500bug kbVC600bugkbbuglist
Last Modified: 13-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++.NET (2002) 
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SYMPTOMS
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The C2039 the error message uses the incorrect class member name when you call a
function that is not a member of a class. For example, the following sample code
generates the errors:

  Text1.cpp(6) : error C2039: '.H' : is not a member of 't' Text1.cpp(7) :
  error C2039: '.D' : is not a member of 't' Text1.cpp(8) : error C2039: '.PAD'
  : is not a member of 't'

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Code
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     class t {
     };

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

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool kbVC500bug kbVC600bug kbbuglist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVCNET kbVC500Search
Version           : :5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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