Compiler Error C2459

 

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identifier' : is being defined; cannot add as an anonymous member

A class, structure, or union is redefined in its own scope by a member of an anonymous union.

The following sample generates C2459:

// C2459.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
class C {  
   union { int C; };   // C2459  
   union { int D; };  
};  

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