Article ID: 167348
Article Last Modified on 12/8/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q167348
SYMPTOMS
A compiler error is not generated when a non-const member function is called via a temporary const object.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++ version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATION
Sample Code
/* Compile Options Needed: None */
class myClass
{
public:
const myClass f();
const myClass g();
};
int main( )
{
myClass mc;
mc.f().g(); // The return value of f() is const, but g()
// is not a const member function. Therefore,
// an error should be generated.
return 0;
}
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