Compiler Error C2528
Visual Studio 2015
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name' : pointer to reference is illegal
You cannot declare a pointer to a reference. Dereference the variable before declaring a pointer to it.
The following sample generates C2528:
// C2528.cpp int i; int &ir = i; int & (*irptr) = ir; // C2528
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