DOC: _set_se_translator and set_terminate Help Info Incorrect

ID: Q122562

The information in this article applies to:
  • The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
    • Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SUMMARY

The Quick Reference Help and Books Online both state that the _set_se_translator() and set_terminate() functions return a pointer to their argument. In fact, they return a pointer to the previous translator or terminate function respectively.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in the documentation of Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0.


MORE INFORMATION

Annotate the Books Online and the Quick Reference Help to include the correct documentation. For the _set_se_translator help or Books Online:

  1. Choose Annotate from the Edit menu.


  2. Enter the following text:
    The return value is incorrectly documented. _set_se_translator() returns a pointer to the previous translator function.


  3. Click the Save button.


For the set_terminate function, repeat the above steps using the following text:

  • The return value is incorrectly documented. set_terminator() returns a pointer to the previous terminator function.


Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdocfix kbdocerr kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbVC
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
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Last Reviewed: January 31, 2000
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