Compiler Error C2084

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The latest version of this topic can be found at Compiler Error C2084.

function 'function' already has a body

The function has already been defined.

In previous versions of Visual C++,

• The compiler would accept multiple template specializations that resolved to the same actual type, although the additional definitions would never be available. The compiler will now detect these multiple definitions

• __int32 and int were treated as separate types. The compiler now treats __int32 as a synonym for int. This means that the compiler will detect multiple definitions if a function is overloaded on both __int32 and int and give an error.

The following sample generates C2084:

// C2084.cpp  
void Func(int);  
void Func(int) {}   // define function  
void Func(int) {}   // C2084 second definition  

Possible resolution:

// C2084b.cpp  
// compile with: /c  
void Func(int);  
void Func(int) {}