FIX: C1001 from Conditional Operator in Initializer

ID: Q166718

The information in this article applies to:

The C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Use of the conditional operator in the member initialization list may cause the following error:

test.cpp(20) : fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
(compiler file 'E:\utc\src\\P2\main.c', line 379)
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RESOLUTION

Initialize the members in the function code instead of in the initialization list.

-or-

Modify the order in which the variables are declared. For example, with the following sample the error only occurs if you attempt to initialize the second variable rather than the first variable.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code


/*Compiler options needed : none */ 

class B  {
   char *_s[20];
public:
   ~B();
    B(char const * = 0);
};

class D  {
public:
    D(B& rB, int i);
private:
    B m_b1;
    B m_b2;
};

D::D(B& rB, int i)
   : m_b2(i ? rB : 0)
{}    // Error is on this line.

Keywords : kbcode kbtool kbCompiler kbVC500bug kbVS97sp1fix
Version : 5.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug