C / C++ / MFC

9-Dec-20 21:20

I am compiling some old legacy code with MFC. For this line in cmath.h I get an error:

NODISCARD _Check_return_ inline float round(_In_ float _Xx) noexcept /* strengthened */ {
    return _CSTD roundf(_Xx);
}

With first round statement highlighted I get this message:

C2062 type'int' unexpected

CPallini9-Dec-20 21:39

CPallini

9-Dec-20 21:39

You should inspect the calling code, I believe (the compiler provides full information with the error message).

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Haakon S.10-Dec-20 0:51

10-Dec-20 0:51

I don't understand that. It is a compile error in a core library file. I am not allowed to change it. Why would the calling function have anything to say?

CPallini10-Dec-20 1:16

CPallini

10-Dec-20 1:16

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Why would the calling function have anything to say?
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With very high probability the calling code is wrong (possibly making incorrect assumptions on the called function, it passes the wrong type). Maybe a previous implementation of the library had relaxed checks on calling code correctness.

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Greg Utas10-Dec-20 1:04

Greg Utas

10-Dec-20 1:04

Use your development environment (VS or whatever) to check that there is a #define for each the following:

NODISCARD
_Check_return_
In
_CSTD

And if you're using C instead of C++, noexcept could be the problem. But I can't say, because I only write C++.

EDIT: D'Oh! | :doh:

type 'int' unexpected suggests that the caller is passing an int, not a float.

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Haakon S.10-Dec-20 1:58

10-Dec-20 1:58

There are plenty of _Check_return_ statements that work.

If there is something wrong with the calling function, I should get a compile error when compiling the cpp file where the function is called? This is an error from inside the include file cmath.h.

Three errors reported, underscore is the highlighted error indication.

Line 210
_NODISCARD _Check_return_ inline float round(_In_ float _Xx) noexcept /* strengthened */ {
return _CSTD roundf(_Xx);
}
Line 446
_NODISCARD _Check_return_ inline long double round(_In_ long double _Xx) noexcept /* strengthened */ {
return _CSTD roundl(_Xx);
}
Line 663
_GENERIC_MATH1(round)

It seems I am not allowed to alter any include file, so I can not experiment with commenting the functions out, etc.

Greg Utas10-Dec-20 2:19

Greg Utas

10-Dec-20 2:19

Check if round is also defined somewhere else, and check that _GENERIC_MATH1 is actually defined. Beyond that, I don't know.

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David Crow10-Dec-20 2:13

David Crow

10-Dec-20 2:13

I would be inclined to look at the preprocessor output to see what all of those non-standard "types" are.

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Randor 10-Dec-20 2:46

Randor

10-Dec-20 2:46

Hi,

I am going to point out that you are almost certainly looking at the wrong code location. The C2062 error usually really does mean the 3 letters 'int' were unexpected while parsing the code.

Look around for an int that is declared wrong.

Richard MacCutchan10-Dec-20 3:21

Richard MacCutchan

10-Dec-20 3:21

Is that the full text of the error message? Also what are the few lines either side of that definition?

Re: cmath.h compile error Problem solved

Daniel Pfeffer10-Dec-20 3:53

Daniel Pfeffer

10-Dec-20 3:53

Your compiler should have an option to send the output of the preprocessor into a file. Using Visual C/C++, this option is /P, and the output file has an extension of .i .

Run your code through this, and look for cmath.h in the .i file. Then look for the definition of the round() function. You will see what the compiler thinks the round() function is, and your problem should then be obvious. Smile | :)

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Haakon S.11-Dec-20 4:07

Re: cmath.h compile error Problem solved

11-Dec-20 4:07

Hi and thanks for all help.

When I put

#include <cmath>

right under #include stdafx.h it compiled. Don't ask me exactly why. It may be a conflict between math.h and cmath that was solved in this way.

Regards, Haakon S.

Randor 11-Dec-20 8:04

Randor

11-Dec-20 8:04

So...

You said that your compiler gave you an error in cmath.h

Haakon S. wrote:
For this line in cmath.h I get an error:

Which you solved... "by including cmath.h"

Confused | :confused:

Re: cmath.h compile error Problem solved

Haakon S.11-Dec-20 23:56

11-Dec-20 23:56

I honestly don't know what is going on.

Some files had #include <math.h>. Removing this did't help. It reported error in cmath anyway.

When googling "cmath error c2062" I see that others have had the same problem.

Anyway, it seems that I have found the solution.

C++ class question

pkfox8-Dec-20 6:40

pkfox

8-Dec-20 6:40

Ok C++ is not mt my main language so please bear with me.

For my question I will use this class

class BillingDates
{
public:
    BillingDates(std::string InputFile);
    void ProcessDates();
    rapidjson::Document doc;
    std::string InputFile;
    std::string YearStartDate;
    std::string YearEndDate;
    std::string BBFDate;
    std::string BillIssueDate;
    std::string BillIssueDateLong;
    int CurrentFinancialYear = 0;
    std::ifstream InputStream;
};

And in my main program I declare a pointer and an object to the class thus

BillingData *bData;
BillingData bData2;

I can then create my pointer so

bData = new BillingDates("path to my file");

how can I create an instance for bData2 ?
I know I can do it like this

BillingData bData2("path to my file");

but that will create a new var and not use my previously declared var.
Hope this makes sense

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Mircea Neacsu8-Dec-20 6:51

Mircea Neacsu

8-Dec-20 6:51

If your code looks exactly like posted, compiler will slap you with an error on bData2 line because you don't have a default constructor. You can:
1. Modify the constructor to default to an empty string: BillingDates(std::string InputFile = std::string()) and handle the case when InputFile is the empty string.
2. Create an additional default constructor: BillingDates()

If you need to move data from bData to bData2 you might need a copy constructor: BillingDate (const BillingDate& other).

Mircea

pkfox8-Dec-20 7:17

pkfox

8-Dec-20 7:17

Hi and thanks for replying but the problem I have is I don't know the path to my input file until later in the program

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Mircea Neacsu8-Dec-20 7:29

Mircea Neacsu

8-Dec-20 7:29

In that case have a default constructor for initialization and add a function BillingDates::Open (std::string& file) that gets called when you have the path to your file.

You might also need something like bool BillingDates::IsOpen() const to check the state of the object.

Mircea