Compiler Error C2549
Visual Studio 2015
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user-defined conversion cannot specify a return type
The following sample generates C2549:
// C2549.cpp
// compile with: /c
class X {
public:
int operator int() { return value; } // C2549
// try the following line instead
// operator int() { return value; }
private:
int value;
};
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