#error Directive (C/C++)
Visual Studio 2015
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The #error directive emits a user-specified error message at compile time and then terminates the compilation.
#errortoken-string
The error message that this directive emits includes the token-string parameter. The token-string parameter is not subject to macro expansion. This directive is most useful during preprocessing for notifying the developer of a program inconsistency or the violation of a constraint. The following example demonstrates error processing during preprocessing:
#if !defined(__cplusplus) #error C++ compiler required. #endif
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