Compiler Error C3072

 

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operator 'operator' cannot be applied to an instance of a ref class

use the unary 'operator ' operator to convert an instance of a ref class to a handle type

A CLR type requires CLR operators, not native (or standard) operators. For more information, see Tracking Reference Operator.

The following sample generates C3072.

// C3072.cpp  
// compile with: /clr  
ref class R {};  
  
int main() {  
   R r1;  
   R^ r2 = &r1;   // C3072  
   R^ r3 = %r1;   // OK  
}  

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