Compiler Error C2186

 

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operator' : illegal operand of type 'void'

The operator has a void operand.

The following sample generates C2186:

// C2186.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
void func1( void );  
int  func2( void );  
int i = 2 + func1();   // C2186 func1() is type void  
int j = 2 + func2();   // OK both operands are type int  

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