Compiler Error C2231

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Error Message

'.' : left operand points to 'class-key', use '–>'

The operand to the left of the member-selection operation (.) is a pointer instead of a class, structure, or union.

The following sample generates C2231:

// C2231.c
struct S {
   int member;
} s, *ps = &s;
int main() {
   ps.member = 0;   // C2231

   // OK
   ps->member = 0;   // crash
   s.member = 0;
}