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Q243451: INFO: C++ Standard Noncompliance Issues with Visual C++ .Net

Article: Q243451
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCompiler kbLangCPP kbVC600 kbGrpDSVCCompiler
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++.NET (2002) 
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SUMMARY
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This article gives a list of the known standard non-compliance issues with
Visual C++ 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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In the following list the relevant standard section is given in parenthesis.
Where an article link is provided, please refer to the article for more
information.

- Covariant return types (10.3.5) not supported.

  Q240862 BUG: C2555 On Virtual Functions with Covariant Return Types

- Partial ordering of template functions (14.5.5.2) not supported.

  Q240869 BUG: C2667 and C2668 on Partial Ordering of Function Templates

- Koenig lookup (3.4.2) not fully supported.

  Q242190 BUG: Full Koenig Lookup Works only for operators

- Template arguments must be deduced for function templates (14.8.1).

  Q240871 BUG: Explicitly Specified Template Functions Not Overloaded Correctly

- Class template partial specializations (14.5.4) not supported.

  Q240866 BUG: C2989 and C2988 on Class Template Partial Specializations

- Out-of-class-definition for member template classes and functions (14.5.2)
  not supported.

  Q241949 BUG: C2059 on Out-of-class Definition of Member Templates

- Template Template-parameters (14.1) not supported.

  Q241940 BUG: C2954 on using class template as template parameter

- Export keyword for templates (14, 14.7.2, 14.7.3) not supported.

  Q239436 PRB: LNK2001 on Template Member Functions

- Function Try Block Syntax (15) not supported.

  Q241706 BUG: C2123 on Function Try Block Syntax

- uncaught_exception() (18.6.4) not implemented.

  Q242192 BUG: uncaught_exception() Always Returns False

- In place initialization static const members (9.2) not supported.

  Q241569 BUG: C2258 and C2252 on in Place Initialization of Static Const
  Members

- C library functions not in standard namespace (17.3.1.2).

  Q243444 BUG: CSTDLIB Does Not Define the Namespace STD

- Scope of variable declared in the for loop initialization (6.5.3) not as per
  standard.

  Q167748 PRB: Variable Scope in for-statement Extends Beyond Loop.

- Function exception specifiers (15, 15.4)other than throw() are parsed but not
  used. Example:

  void f() throw(int); // parsed but not used   
  void g() throw();    // parsed and used   

- Alternative operators like and ,and_eq, bit and etc are not implemented
  (2.11). But you can get the same behavior by including iso646.h

REFERENCES
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For more information, see the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbCompiler kbLangCPP kbVC600 kbGrpDSVCCompiler 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVCNET
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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