Compiler Error C2047

Visual Studio 2015

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illegal default

The keyword default can appear only in a switch statement.

The following sample generates C2047:

// C2047.cpp  
int main() {  
   int i = 0;  
   default:   // C2047  
   switch(i) {  
      case 0:  
      break;  
   }  
}

Possible resolution:

// C2047b.cpp  
int main() {  
   int i = 0;  
   switch(i) {  
      case 0:  
      break;  
      default:  
      break;  
   }  
}