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Compiler Warning (level 4) C4238

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nonstandard extension used : class rvalue used as lvalue

For compatibility with previous versions of Visual C++, Microsoft extensions (/Ze) allow you to use a class type as an rvalue in a context that implicitly or explicitly takes its address. In some cases, such as the example below, this can be dangerous.

Example

// C4238.cpp
// compile with: /W4 /c
struct C {
   C() {}
};

C * pC = &C();   // C4238

This usage causes an error under ANSI compatibility (/Za).