Compiler Warning (level 3) C4280
Visual Studio 2015
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operator –>' was self recursive through type 'type'
Your code incorrectly allows operator–> to call itself.
The following sample generates C4280:
// C4280.cpp
// compile with: /W3 /WX
struct A
{
int z;
A& operator ->();
};
void f(A y)
{
int i = y->z; // C4280
}
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