Compiler Error C2530
Visual Studio 2015
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identifier' : references must be initialized
You must initialize a reference when it was declared, unless it is declared already:
With the keyword extern.
As a member of a class, structure, or union (and it is initialized in the constructor).
As a parameter in a function declaration or definition.
As the return type of a function.
The following sample generates C2530:
// C2530.cpp
int main() {
int i = 0;
int &j; // C2530
int &k = i; // OK
}
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