Article ID: 216715
Article Last Modified on 5/3/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q216715
SYMPTOMS
When compiling source code containing the ternary operator (?:), if the compiler converts one of the operands from one class type to another, incorrect code may be generated or you might receive the following error message:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
194022 Visual Studio 6.0 service packs, what, where, why
194295 How To Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
#include <afx.h>
class F
{
char m_str[50];
CString cstr;
public:
F(char *str)
{
strcpy(m_str, str);
cstr = "CSTRING";
}
operator CString()
{
cstr = m_str;
return cstr;
}
};
void H( const CString & state)
{
F f("test");
CString str;
str = (state != "off") ? state : f;
}
Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbvc600fix kbcpponly kbcompiler kbvs600sp3fix KB216715
