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    Why doesn't this code compile?

    Not my code and I haven't used templates much. These two lines

    template <class U>
    static yes_type test(U&, decltype(U(source<U>()))* = 0);

    give the error
    Error C2760 syntax error: unexpected token ')', expected 'expression'

    Thanks.

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    Re: Why doesn't this code compile?

    Is the = 0 a comparison operation? If so, should it be == 0 ?

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    Re: Why doesn't this code compile?

    Quote Originally Posted by Arjay View Post
    Is the = 0 a comparison operation? If so, should it be == 0 ?
    I really don't know what it's supposed to be doing, but changing it to == gave me way more errors. That line makes no sense to me, but as I said, I really haven't used templates, so I don't even know how to approach it.

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    Re: Why doesn't this code compile?

    Code:
    template <class U>
    static yes_type test(U&, decltype(U(source<U>()))* = 0);
    This looks like a function declaration with name test. The first parameter is U& and the second is an optional decltype(U(source<U>()))* which defaults to 0 (should be nullptr as that parameter is a pointer) if not present. decltype() returns the type of its argument without evaluating it. At compile time, U is replaced with the actual type used when the function test() is called.

    This compiles OK with VS2019 as C++17 if yes_type type is defined.

    The function definition will look something like:

    Code:
    template <class U>
    yes_type test(U& param1, decltype(U(source<U>()))* param2)
    {
    ...
    }
    How is it being used?
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    Re: Why doesn't this code compile?

    Thanks. I don't know how it's being used. It seems to be a boost file. It's a large project I need to make a small change to. I'm going to have to wait till the guy that wrote it comes back from vacation.

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