Microsoft KB Archive/122789

= FIX: Error C2579 When Using Function Templates =

Article ID: 122789

Article Last Modified on 7/5/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 2.1
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
 * Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q122789



SYMPTOMS
When compiling function templates that contain a literal character, the compiler may complain about 'ambiguous' parameter lists. Visual C++ version 4.0 may generate the following error:

error C2579: 'identifier1' : parameter list not

sufficiently different from 'identifier2'

Visual C++ version 2.x may generate the following errors:

error C2579: 'identifier1' : parameter list not

sufficiently different from 'identifier2'

fatal error C1903: unable to recover from previous

error(s); stopping compilation



RESOLUTION
Explicitly type cast the literal character with "(char)" to eliminate this error. For example, in the sample code provided below, cast the literal character 'c' to (char)'c' to work around the problem.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the following sample code to demonstrate the problem. Both functions (func(c) and func('c')) are necessary to reproduce the problem.

Sample Code to Reproduce Problem
/* Compile options needed: none */

template   int func(T) {     static int x = 0; return x;  }

main {     char c;

func(c); func('c'); return 0; }

Additional query words: kbVC400bug buglist2.00 9.00 10.00 10.10 10.20

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvc500fix kbcpponly kbcompiler KB122789

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